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Rezoning application in Franklin County proposes Heavy Industrial Zone change, right next to Tar River
by Jill Howell, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper There is currently a rezoning application before the Franklin County Board of Commissioners that would allow the construction of an asphalt and concrete…
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Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Present to Aldermen on Fish Kill
Your Lower Neuse Riverkeeper, Katy Hunt, presented to the New Bern Board of Alderman on Tuesday, November 10th. She was requested to provide a presentation on the massive fish…
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Bidding for Clean Water: Sound Rivers Fall Silent Auction Is Live!
Let the bidding begin! Local businesses, generous supporters, and Sound Rivers staff and Board have lined up a special selection of wonderful and unique items for the auction! Stay…
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Take Action: Demand clean technology by hog industry
Industry giants, Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods, want to ignore longtime promises to adopt clean technology to protect communities from the harmful impacts of industrial…
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A Message from Executive Director Heather Deck
by Heather Deck, Executive Director As I write this, the stakes of the election are weighing upon me. While we do not yet know the outcome, I do know the…
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Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Facebook Live with Special Guest!
Did you miss Jill’s Facebook Live last week with special guest Jeff Currie, the Lumber Riverkeeper? Watch it here!
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Pipelines for Hog Waste Gas are Dirty Energy
(Originally posted at waterkeeper.org on October 26, 2020.) By Jill Howell, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Our nation is moving away from dangerous pipelines — and it’s a move for the better. In July,…
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Latest edition of Currents coming to a mailbox near you!
We’ve been hearing that our Fall edition of Currents has likely been delayed in some places due to delays with the USPS lately – in case you have yet…
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Protecting, preserving, and restoring the floodplain
by Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper We still have a more than a month left in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, but, as it winds down, we need…
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Craven County Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Event
Help keep hazardous waste out of our waterways, and take advantage of this great program from the Coastal Environmental Partnership! The event will be Saturday, October 17th, 8am -…
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Neuse Fish Kills Prompt Concern
by Katy Hunt, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper We are in week 3 of the fish kill happening in the Neuse Estuary. Reports have been coming in for…
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Paddle for Clean Water: A truly epic adventure
by Heather Deck, Executive Director It was a beautiful spring day in April 2005 when I found myself on the banks of the Tar River in Granville County. I had…
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Follow Along on the Tour de Tar!
Tour De Tar Launches 10/8! Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber will be launching their kayaks into the…
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Major Gift Establishes Memorial Water Quality Fund
A new Sound Rivers Water Quality Monitoring Fund was established in memory of Gene Pate to preserve the long-term health and vitality of the Pamlico and Neuse River watersheds…
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