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Tag Archives: nutrient pollution
  • High levels of nutrients, bacteria found in water at CAFO spill site

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 22, 2022

    Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop takes a water sample at the Wayne County site where a…


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  • Wayne Co. toxic spill exposes lack of NCDEQ transparency

    Posted by Heather Deck on September 7, 2022


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  • Algal bloom season is here

    Posted by Heather Deck on June 24, 2022

    Summer means hot days, backyard barbecues and days spent on the river. For us at Sound Rivers, though, it can mean algal…


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  • Cooper proposes $18 million for swine buyout program

    Posted by Heather Deck on May 26, 2022

    North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s proposed…


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  • Lower Neuse Riverkeeper: Contentnea Creek CAFO a threat

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 23, 2021

    Contentnea Creek (in the lower portion of the photo) is just yards away from one of the…


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  • DEQ investigates ongoing Pamlico fish kill

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 22, 2021

    An ongoing fish kill was first reported last week in the Broad Creek/Blounts Bay area on the Pamlico River. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has investigated and…


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  • Update on the Pamlico fish kill

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 21, 2021

    Last week, reports of a major fish kill, from Broad Creek to Blounts Bay, were called in by several people. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality got out on…


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  • Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper comments on biogas/environmental justice listening session

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 14, 2021

    Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell spoke on behalf of Sound Rivers at a special meeting of North Carolina’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board this week. The  listening session of…


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  • RIVERKEEPER SPOTLIGHT: Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt

    Posted by Heather Deck on September 23, 2021

    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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  • Summer Haven fish kill reported

    Posted by Heather Deck on September 17, 2021

    Another fish kill on the Pamlico River was reported Friday afternoon, closely following…


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  • Be a SepticSmart Homeowner

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 7, 2016

    One of the least studied forms of nutrient and bacteria pollution may be from septic tanks. Both the…


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