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Protect Drinking Water
Bad Bill Alert: You have a right to know what’s in your drinking water! Call your legislators now about terrible “Issuance of Advisories” bill. It protects POLLUTERS, Not…
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Riverkeeper Cup Cleanup Winner Announced
RIVERKEEPER® Cleanup Cup A Close Competition Thanks to a group of highly dedicated volunteers, the 8th Annual Riverkeeper Cup Cleanup Challenge was a success. Approximately 175 volunteers from multiple communities up…
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Keep it in the Ground
This Earth Day, take action to Keep It in the Ground! There’s no better message to drive home on Earth Day than Keep It in the Ground
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Tar Pamlico Water Trail
Tar-Pamlico Water Trail Sound Rivers has been an advocate for public access, for canoeing and kayaking, to the Tar-Pamlico River System since its founding in 1981. While SRI’s primary goal…
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Winter 2016 Enforcement Report
Enforcement Report Your Riverkeepers are on the front lines. They work in your communities documenting pollution and monitoring the quality of your water. Here is a snapshot of the work…
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Blounts Creek Court Date Set
Blounts Creek Court Hearing Date set After a long wait, the court date for the evidentiary hearing will start on May…
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Volunteer Spotlight Bob Hudkins
Volunteer Spotlight By Matt Butler, Environmental Projects Manager In this issue of Currents, the Sound River staff would like to recognize the effort of a long-time volunteer and member, Robert…
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It’s Accountability Season
It’s Accountability Season: Our state’s changing laws and the impacts to clean water Unless you’ve completely checked out and…
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Wayne County residents speak on Coal Ash
Wayne County residents speak out on impacts from Coal Ash On Thursday, March 10th, community members in the Goldsboro…
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Greetings from your Executive Director
We All Have One Thing in Common Welcome by Harrison Marks, Executive Director Winter has turned to spring, and your Riverkeepers are…
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Marines pitch in to clean up parks
MCAS Single Soldiers Clean Up New Bern Parks By Travis Graves, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Sixty soldiers from the Marine Air Control Group 28, Cherry Point, spent two days in…
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Lakes worth visiting and protecting
Lake Mattamuskeet and Falls Lake: Worth Visiting and Protecting By Liz Houde, Education and Outreach Coordinator Lake Mattamuskeet The Tar-Pamlico River basin contains the state’s largest natural lake, Lake Mattamuskeet….
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Rose Acre Farms Operating without Permit
Rose Acre Farms Operating Without a Permit A long-standing dispute between Rose Acre Farms and NC regulators just got more interesting…
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Win for the Coast
Win for the Coast Offshore Oil Drilling in Atlantic Banned In an unexpected reversal, the Obama administration abandoned plans to open…
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Kids River Fest
Our popular Kids’ River Fest returns to Greenville River Park North. This year, we are also duplicating…
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