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Upcoming Events Postponed: Clean Water Work Continues
Sound Rivers has made the difficult decision to postpone all events scheduled until April 6th. We will continue to monitor the situation and heed advice from the North Carolina’s…
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Thank you for making Taste of Coastal Carolina a huge success!
A big thank you to the clean water supporters who joined local restaurants, local breweries, culinary student volunteers, and Sound Rivers’ staff…
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Sound Rivers’ Board of Directors Asks NC Leaders to Fight for Clean Water
Last week the Sound Rivers Board sent a join letter to the Governor, NC DEQ Secretary Michael Regan, and Attorney General Josh Stein: February 21 2020 Dear Governor Cooper, Secretary Regan,…
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Take Action: Ask Governor Cooper to Fight for Clean Water
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released devastating rollbacks to water protections in the Clean Water Act. As this opinion piece in the New York Times notes,…
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Sound Rivers joins lawsuit over loss of clean water protections
Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Trump administration today for eliminating longstanding Clean Water Act protections for the nation’s waters, including approximately half of all…
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Now Hiring Summer Interns
Sound Rivers is seeking a full-time intern who will work with a Riverkeeper coordinating volunteers, and collecting and analyzing water quality samples for the summer of 2020. This experience…
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Your Reports Lead to Change!
Your Pamlico-Tar RIVERKEEPER® Jill Howell responded to a community complaint in November, when a local paddler saw a newly constructed culvert (concrete pipe) on the banks of the…
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EPA Announces rule that attacks clean water protections
Despite opposition from thousands of North Carolina residents, and strong comments opposing the weakening changes by NC Attorney General…
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NC Settlement Results in Largest Coal Ash Cleanup in America
Upper Neuse Riverkeeper, Matthew Starr, takes a water sample near the HF Lee facility in Goldsboro following Hurricane…
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2019 – A Year In Clean Water
Happy New Year’s Eve! As we reflect back on 2019 here at Sound Rivers, we know that all we accomplished this…
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A Riverkeeper’s Dedication: Protecting the Environment In and Out of the River
By S. Wayne Miles, P.E., Stormwater Program Manager for the City of Raleigh Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper with Sound Rivers,…
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Fishing for Facts: What to Know About the Clean Water Act
As we head into 2020, we are going to be hearing more about the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Waters of…
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Winter Edition of Currents Newsletter
Sound Rivers’ quarterly newsletter Currents is out now! If you’re currently on our mailing list, you should be receiving yours in…
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Clean Water Around the World
By Katy Hunt, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Recently I had the good fortune to travel to Thailand. Traveling and…
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A Holiday Message from Sound Rivers’ Director
As I reflect over the past decade, I know that Sound Rivers is in the best position it…
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