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Sound Rivers joins SELC in opposing NC’s Rules Review Commission
Sound Rivers joined with the Southern Environmental Law Center and nine other environmental nonprofits to file an amicus brief supporting North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s challenge to the newly…
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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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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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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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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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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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