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NCDEQ confirms presence of cyanobacteria at popular kayaking spot
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has confirmed that the organisms found at Robertson Millpond last week are cyanobacteria, which can produce…
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Riverkeeper spotlight: WKA organizer gets Neuse tour
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and First Mate Miller took WKA organizer Patience Burke on a kayak tour…
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It’s law: you can’t just cut down waterfront trees
This week, the Town of Washington Park, just east of Washington, reported to North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the…
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Win: Durham planning board nixes huge development
The Durham City-County Planning Commission unanimously shot down a request to rezone land for…
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2022-23 Budget draft nixes swine buyout program
When the North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper released his budget in May, Sound Rivers was excited to see the inclusion of $18 million in funding for the voluntary swine…
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RIVERKEEPER: Biogas permit a disappointment
In the 2021 Farm Act, the North Carolina legislature directed North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to develop general permits for anaerobic digesters installed at swine, wet poultry and…
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Waterkeepers Carolina conference 2022
Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop and Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell joined fellow North Carolina Riverkeepers this week in Charlotte for the Waterkeepers Carolina conference….
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Mystery solved: mussels are non-invasive
Recently, a woman who lives on the Neuse reached out to Sound Rivers regarding the appearance of a lot of mussels…
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SCOTUS ruling a setback for clean water
Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on an EPA case could ultimately limit the agency’s ability to do its job to address…
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Algal bloom season is here
Summer means hot days, backyard barbecues and days spent on the river. For us at Sound Rivers, though, it can mean algal…
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Trash Trout gets a second clean-out
Lower Neuse water-quality intern Megan Long (center) and Tar-Pamlico intern Maddie Garrison coordinate with volunteers to audit…
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