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Riverkeepers, residents speak out against biogas project
Advocates and residents aired their concerns about a biogas project underway in Sampson and Duplin counties during a virtual public meeting held by the North Carolina Department of Environmental…
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NC Attorney General: Duke Energy to pay $1 billion for coal ash cleanup
From the Office of Attorney General Josh Stein RALEIGH — Attorney General Josh Stein today…
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Tell Biden administration to support clean water
On Jan. 21, one of the first acts of President Joe Biden was to sign an executive order that takes critical first steps to address the climate crisis, create…
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Vance Co. Board of Adjustment votes down Kittrell landfill
After several hearings and many hours of testimony, the Vance County Board of Adjustment opted not to issue the land-use permit that would pave the way for a LCID…
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Kayak adventure a lesson in wetlands’ purpose
Jill Howell paddles amongst large cypress trees at the Cypress Bridge Swamp Natural Area Preserve in Courtland,…
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2021 Pure Farms, Pure Waters priorities presented
Upper Neuse Riverkeeper Matthew Starr presented clean water priorities to North Carolina legislators on Monday. In a Zoom session, Starr submitted a slate of requests that ranged from funding to…
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Did you miss this week’s Tell Me About It Tuesdays? Watch here!
Sit in with Sound Rivers Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber and guest Mitch Woodward, with North Carolina Cooperative Extension, for this discussion about how to make your landscape work…
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NC Policy Watch delves deeper into million-gallon hog waste spill in Jones Co.
Hog farm that spilled 1 million gallons of feces, urine into waterways had been warned of lagoon problems DC Mills Farm has familial ties to another operation that incurred a…
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Foundation opens summer intern applications
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is offering 35 paid internships at North Carolina nonprofits for the summer of 2021, and Sound Rivers is one of the participating nonprofits. Formed by…
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December newsletter available here
To see a copy of Sound Rivers’ latest newsletter click HERE!
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Time to review lagoons, end pilot program in Jones County
A million-gallon spill of hog waste into Tuckahoe Creek over the Christmas holiday points to the need for state officials to review all active lagoons. “It’s time for North Carolina…
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The new year comes with new goals
Your financial support is critical to helping us work for your clean water. So, what do we plan to do with that support in 2021? Here’s a start: …
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3 days later, samples point to contamination
A hog lagoon spill into a tributary of the Trent River is affecting water quality three days later. According to the North Carolina Division of Water Resources, a hog lagoon…
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Sound Rivers celebrates River Friendly Businesses 2019
Sound Rivers’ Grace Lekson recently recognized Lisa Smith-Gargaro with a plaque naming her and her salon, Capelli’s,…
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