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Riverkeeper Report: Maple Creek cloudiness under investigation
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell was out in…
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Update: Ongoing pollution of Nahunta Swamp
Evidence of ongoing pollution means Riverkeepers continue to pursue their investigation of a Wayne County hog operation. Despite assurances by…
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High levels of nutrients, bacteria found in water at CAFO spill site
Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop takes a water sample at the Wayne County site where a…
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Neuse River of the Year: Sound Rivers comments
Sound Rivers Executive Director Heather Deck speaks at EPA Administrator Michael Regan looks on at the Neuse River of…
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NCDEQ confirms presence of cyanobacteria at popular kayaking spot
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has confirmed that the organisms found at Robertson Millpond last week are cyanobacteria, which can produce…
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It’s law: you can’t just cut down waterfront trees
This week, the Town of Washington Park, just east of Washington, reported to North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the…
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Sound Rivers weighs in on DEQ biogas permit hearing
On Tuesday night, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality held a virtual public meeting to hear from the public on the anaerobic digester general permits, since the agency has…
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Riverkeeper spotlight: investigating Aurora spill report
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell has been out in the field investigating a report of a sewage spill in Aurora, very close to South Creek, over Thanksgiving. “I went out to…
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2014 NC law prevents transparency in water-quality investigation
An IDEXX tray maxes out with E. coli numbers in a water sample taken from a stream…
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