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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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Success: KCI cleanup on the Neuse
Sound Rivers gives a big shout-out to Raleigh-based mitigation firm KCI for organizing a service-day cleanup on the Neuse River last Friday….
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Havelock SSOs still on Sound Rivers’ radar
A history of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) in Havelock has led Sound Rivers’ Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha…
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Construction cause of Durham creek sedimentation
A Durham creek is turning bright orange after rain events, a phenomenon which can likely be attributed to one or more of…
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Investigation: Poole Road
Last week, our Swim Guide results turned up off-the-chart E. coli results at the Poole Road site in Knightdale. When Sound Rivers…
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