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  • Tiny Tornado takes the Peppermill Trophy at 2019 Taste!

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on March 13, 2019

    The 16th Annual Taste of Coastal Carolina was a great success on March 12th! The community came together to enjoy local…


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  • Now Hiring Summer Water Quality Interns

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 28, 2019

    Sound Rivers is seeking multiple full-time interns, who will work with a Riverkeeper coordinating volunteers, and collecting and analyzing water quality samples…


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  • Action Alert: Still Time To Ask NC DEQ To Protect Waterways From Swine Industry Waste

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 26, 2019

    This might sound familiar, because we asked you to make your voice heard on the NC Swine Permitting Process in December – but there is now another opportunity to…


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  • Join our team! Sound Rivers Seeks Environmental Project Manager

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on February 20, 2019

    We’re hiring for the position of Environmental Projects Manager. Sound Rivers has a long tradition of clean water advocacy, protecting and preserving the health and viability of…


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  • Action Alert: Contact Your Representative About ACP

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 14, 2019

    As many Sound Rivers supporters may be aware, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) is currently on hold due to seven different federal permits required for construction and operation of…


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  • Action Alert: Ask NC To Fight For Clean Water

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 31, 2019

    Any day now the EPA will release massive proposed rollbacks to ‘Waters of the United States’ which define where the Clean Water…


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  • Stormwater Project to Begin in Greenville

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 5, 2019

    Stormwater Improvement Project Underway at Jaycee Park Greenville, NC, January 4, 2019- Work will begin Monday, January 7, 2018 to begin improvements on a failed stormwater detention pond at Jaycee…


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  • Working for Clean Water – Impact 2018

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 26, 2018

    This year has sped by, and as we look toward the end of 2018, we want to thank you for all you do to preserve our region’s waterways! Your…


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  • Hurricane Florence Exposes Problems with Wastewater Infrastructure

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 26, 2018

    By Forrest English Aerial image of the City of Grifton’s Wastewater Treatment Plant surrounded by flood waters (Photo:…


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  • Spotlight- The Lower Neuse River

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 26, 2018

    By Katy Hunt, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Image of an old postcard of the Neuse River near…


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  • Proposed changes to Clean Water Act will gut protections

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on December 13, 2018

    This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  released a proposal to dramatically cut back protections to wetlands and waterways that we all…


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  • Action Alert: Ask NC DEQ To Protect Waterways From Swine Industry Waste

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on December 10, 2018

    The NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comments from the public on the state’s permit for industrial animal…


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  • THANK YOU! We met our $5k #GivingTuesday Match!

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on November 28, 2018

      Thank you so much! Your support helped us raise more than $8,000, exceeding our $5000 goal for #Giving Tuesday on November 27th!…


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  • Help Us Meet Our Giving Tuesday $5000 Match!

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on November 27, 2018

    Today only, for Giving Tuesday, our Board of Directors, along with Rod Cantrell of Edward Jones Investing, have…


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  • Staff Report: Sound Rivers Shines Light on Sewage Spill Epidemic

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 5, 2018

    Over 844 million gallons of untreated sewage was…


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