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9,000-gallon sewage spill in the Town of Smithfield
SMITHFIELD – Johnston County Public Utilities reported a 9,000-gallon sewage spill in the Town of Smithfield, according to the Johnston County Report. The spill occurred Tuesday in the…
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Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper: Legislators must seal the deal on flood prevention, mitigation
This week in 2018, a category 1…
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Swim Guide sampling bottles to find new life — as art
Not all facilities can easily recycle some kinds of plastic, and that’s how Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell found a place to repurpose…
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Splash for Trash river cleanup
We’re partnering again with the Greenville Noon Rotary Club for the 3rd-annual “Splash for Trash.” This Tar River cleanup is a community service project created by Greenville Rotary to…
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Action Alert: Tell legislators to vote ‘No’ to biogas general permit
Senate Bill 605, N.C. Farm Act 2021, includes a section that would require NCDEQ to issue a one-size-fits-all general permit for directed…
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Swim Guide launch this week!
Swim Guide returns with Memorial Day weekend and summer days ahead! Sound Rivers is launching a fourth year of the public service alerting…
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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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Action Alert: Local Farmers Need COVID-19 Relief!
This is an Action Alert from the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. Please share it widely! Please Tell Your U.S. Senator TODAY: Local Farms Need COVID-19 Relief! The…
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Join our team! We’re looking for a Communications Director
Job Posting Closed: We are no longer accepting applications We’re hiring for the position of Communications Director. Sound Rivers has a long tradition of clean water advocacy, protecting…
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Landfill Concerns Prompt Riverkeeper Investigation
A few weeks ago, concerned residents of Kittrell, North Carolina…
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Post-Hurricane Isaias Sampling Results on the Tar-Pam
The storm caused river levels to rise, but well below flood stage on the Tar. The Pamlico hit minor flood stage briefly Monday evening. River levels will continue to…
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Stormwater Improvement Project Underway at Havelock High School
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stormwater Improvement Project Underway at Havelock High School Craven County Schools Havelock High School 101 Webb Blvd. Havelock, NC 28532
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NC AG and DEQ Announce Legal Action Against Clean Water Act Rollbacks
On April 21, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules that greatly weakens clean water and wetland protections. On Friday, May…
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