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Kayakers get Contentnea Creek ADA-accessible launch
Kayakers looking for a new spot to put in on local waterways can find it on Contentnea Creek in the…
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40th-anniversary documentary spotlight: Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones, founder of Down East Coal Ash Environmental and Social Justice Coalition, talks about how what we expect from our elected officials does not coincide with what we…
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NC Settlement Results in Largest Coal Ash Cleanup in America
Upper Neuse Riverkeeper, Matthew Starr, takes a water sample near the HF Lee facility in Goldsboro following Hurricane…
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Coal Ash contaminating the Neuse? Duke Energy and DEQ say no.
The NC Department of Environmental…
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High levels of arsenic found in Neuse River following H.F. Lee Coal Ash Spill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2018 Contact: Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper, upperneuserk@soundrivers.org , ( 919) 961-2240 Maia Raposo, Waterkeeper Alliance, mraposo@waterkeeper.org , (203) 824-2229 Donna Lisenby, Waterkeeper Alliance, dlisenby@waterkeeper.org , (828) 297-3777 Analysis Finds…
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Sound Rivers takes legal action against FERC on Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Groups Take Legal Action Against FERC on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Press Release, 11/13/17 Sound Rivers joined a coalition of affected landowners and conservation groups this week and filed a request for rehearing,…
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Riverkeepers ask North Carolina to Deny Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit
Credit Wilson Times: At a public hearing on a water quality certification application for the Atlantic Coast…
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Questions Remain on Duke Energy Coal Ash Pits
By Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper In 2016, Sound Rivers secured an important legal victory to ensure that the coal…
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Dead in the Water
Dead in the Water: Environmental Enforcement in North Carolina is the first comprehensive…
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State would allow Duke Energy to dump large amounts of arsenic into Neuse River daily
Public Hearing Comments from your Upper Neuse Riverkeeper- December 15, 2016 NC Dept of Environmental Quality Public Hearing – Duke Energy Wastewater permit for coal ash pits Good evening, my name…
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Lab Analysis Detects Dangerous Metals From Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE / SOUND RIVERS UPDATE LAB ANALYSIS DETECTS DANGEROUS METALS FROM DUKE ENERGY COAL ASH SPILL Contact Pete Harrison, Waterkeeper Alliance: pharrison@waterkeeper.org, 828-582-0422 Matthew Starr, Sound…
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