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Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt talks DNA testing of waters
Sound Rivers’ Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt weighed in on DNA testing and how it could change the pollution-sourcing game in…
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Riverkeepers weigh in on Triennial Review, water-quality standards
The Clean Water Act requires states to review their water quality standards and classifications every three years and make any necessary modifications to ensure the protection of our waters….
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Call for 40th-Anniversary Art: Win $500 for your digital design!
Help us celebrate our 40th anniversary year with a unique digital design commemorating our waterways! Three semi-finalists will receive $100, and a finalist will receive $500 for the design…
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Splash for Trash cleanup set for July 31
Sound Rivers is partnering again with the Greenville Noon Rotary Club for the 3rd-annual “Splash for Trash.” This Tar River cleanup is…
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Intern spotlight: Nathalie Uriarte-Ayala takes STEM campers sampling
Sound Rivers’ Lower Neuse water-quality intern Nathalie Uriarte-Ayala paid a special visit to A Time For Science this week to teach young STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) campers…
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Elsa rainfall totals, flood forecasts
Tropical Storm Elsa released plenty of rain over central North Carolina today; less so for the eastern region. The National Hurricane Center…
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We need your best swim shots!
It’s summertime and it’s time to head to your favorite swimming hole! We need your help as advocates to protect those waters…
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Riverkeeper, intern on the go, in the air
Your Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell introduced water-quality intern Will Shingleton to another aspect of a Riverkeeper’s job: an aerial investigation of industrial animal facilities that could be affecting your…
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Action Alert: tell Cooper to veto Farm Act
ACT NOW: The Farm Act passed the Senate…
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Second kayak launch officially opens in Washington
The City of Washington and Sound Rivers celebrated the official launch of Washington’s newest kayak launch with a ribbon cutting Friday. The Mason’s Landing kayak launch on Tranters Creek was…
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Action Alert: tell NC governor to veto bill with biogas general permit
Senate Bill 605, N.C. Farm Act 2021, includes a section that would require NCDEQ to issue a one-size-fits-all general permit for directed biogas…
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Cistern project in the works at Nash Community College
This week saw forward momentum for Nash Community College’s stormwater management projects, with help from Sound Rivers’ Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber. Sound Rivers continues to create partnerships with outside…
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Intern adds clean-up to summer duties
Will Shingleton (center) pauses trash pick-up to pose with fellow volunteers during a recent clean-up of a…
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Mason’s Landing ribbon-cutting set for Friday!
Hey! What are doing Friday? Come on out for the City of Washington and Sound Rivers’ ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially launch Washington’s newest…
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Action Alert: Tell legislators to vote ‘No’ to biogas general permit
Senate Bill 605, N.C. Farm Act 2021, includes a section that would require NCDEQ to issue a one-size-fits-all general permit for directed…
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