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ACTION ALERT: Tell legislators to fund Swine Buyout Program
An industrial swine facility and its lagoon full of hog waste are shown flooded in the aftermath…
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Swine Floodplain Buyout Program PSA
Why is funding the Swine Floodplain Buyout Program so important? Watch this short PSA starring Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell to find out!
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Nash CC rain gardens gets native species
Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber was back at Nash Community College this week, overseeing the planting of native species in the campus’…
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Riverkeepers speak out at biogas permit public hearing
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop traveled to Kenansville this week to speak out about biogas at a North…
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ICYMI: Tell Me About It Tuesdays with Dr. Rachel Noble
Sound Rivers’ virtual science series, Tell Me About It Tuesdays, returns in the new year with “North Carolina’s Complicated Relationship with Stormwater.” Dr. Rachel Noble talks about increased coastal development,…
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Lower Neuse Riverkeeper: Contentnea Creek CAFO a threat
Contentnea Creek (in the lower portion of the photo) is just yards away from one of the…
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RIVERKEEPER SPOTLIGHT: Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt
Did you catch Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt’s interview on Spectrum News 1 this week? You can watch it here! Listen…
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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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Protecting, preserving, and restoring the floodplain
by Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper We still have a more than a month left in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, but, as it winds down, we need…
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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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EPA Announces rule that attacks clean water protections
Despite opposition from thousands of North Carolina residents, and strong comments opposing the weakening changes by NC Attorney General…
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A Riverkeeper’s Dedication: Protecting the Environment In and Out of the River
By S. Wayne Miles, P.E., Stormwater Program Manager for the City of Raleigh Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper with Sound Rivers,…
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Updates on Impacts from Hurricane Dorian
12PM September 6, 2019 Update Hurricane Dorian is finally moving away from the North Carolina coast. Major impacts occurred this morning on Ocracoke from Pamlico Sound side storm surge. Overall,…
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Hurricane Florence by the Numbers
Snapshot of Environmental & Community Impacts of Hurricane Florence • $17 billion in estimated damages • 750,000 evacuated • 35.93 inches of rain in Elizabethtown-…
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Hurricane Florence- After the Flood
Hurricane Florence- After the Flood On September 13th, 2018 storm surge from Hurricane Florence began to affect the Eastern North Carolina region – pushing the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers above…
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