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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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  • 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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  • Nuisance Trials Shine Light on Pollution and Technology

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 1, 2018

    Katy Langley: “Nuisance Trials Against Smithfield Foods Shine Light on Pollution & Technology” Flooded hog waste pit and…


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  • Volunteer Spotlight: Water Quality Monitoring Volunteers

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 1, 2018

    Volunteer Spotlight: Water Quality Monitoring Volunteers This summer Sound Rivers launched, Swim Guide, a new water quality monitoring program where…


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  • New Bern Post Florence Cleanup Nets 1 Ton of Trash

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 1, 2018

    On a chilly Saturday morning, twenty-three volunteers braved the cold and wind to begin the cleanup of our local waterways post Hurricane Florence. Young and old came out to…


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  • Emerging Contaminants in Your Water

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 1, 2018

    Your Riverkeepers have been monitoring the emerging contaminants situation on your rivers for some time now; you may recognize “GenX” from the news – it appeared in…


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  • Swim Guide by the Numbers

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 1, 2018

    Swim Guide: By the Numbers Starting Memorial Day Weekend, Sound Rivers sampled popular recreation sites each week to bring recreational water…


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  • Fishing for Facts 10-2018

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 1, 2018

    Fishing for Facts – October, 2018 Protecting the Clean Water Act Clean Water is a way of life in the South,…


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  • Hurricane Florence by the Numbers

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 1, 2018

    Snapshot of Environmental & Community Impacts of Hurricane Florence • $17 billion in estimated damages • 750,000 evacuated • 35.93 inches of rain in Elizabethtown-…


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  • Why I Give, with Cappelli Salon

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 1, 2018

    Why I Give, with Capelli Salon Lisa Smith-Gargaro…


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  • Hurricane Florence- After the Flood

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 17, 2018

    Hurricane Florence- After the Flood On September 13th, 2018 storm surge from Hurricane Florence began to affect the Eastern North Carolina region – pushing the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers above…


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  • Resources for Eastern NC Residents Post-Florence

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 5, 2018

    If you are concerned about environmental contamination, please see the resources below. Information is provided…


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  • Coal Ash contaminating the Neuse? Duke Energy and DEQ say no.

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on October 4, 2018

    The NC Department of Environmental…


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To monitor and protect the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River watersheds covering nearly one quarter of North Carolina, and to preserve the health and beauty of the river basin through environmental justice.

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