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NC AG and DEQ Announce Legal Action Against Clean Water Act Rollbacks
On April 21, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules that greatly weakens clean water and wetland protections. On Friday, May…
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Take Action: Ask Governor Cooper to Fight for Clean Water
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released devastating rollbacks to water protections in the Clean Water Act. As this opinion piece in the New York Times notes,…
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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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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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Proposed changes to Clean Water Act will gut protections
This week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal to dramatically cut back protections to wetlands and waterways that we all…
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Staff Report: Sound Rivers Shines Light on Sewage Spill Epidemic
Over 844 million gallons of untreated sewage was…
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Fishing for Facts 10-2018
Fishing for Facts – October, 2018 Protecting the Clean Water Act Clean Water is a way of life in the South,…
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Groups file new legal claims on 540
Press Release: June 25, 2018 Conservation Groups File New Claims against NCDOT, FHWA, NMFS over Deficient Reviews of $2.2 Billion 540 Toll Road
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Fishing for Facts
Fishing for Facts – June 14, 2018 Lawmakers pass NC Budget That Does Little for Water Resources Protection; Delays…
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Sound Rivers Continues Legal Battle to Protect Blounts Creek
Sound Rivers and Blounts Creek community members are back to the courts to defend a recent legal win. In late December, a state court vacated a state permit…
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River Voices
by Heather Deck As I look ahead to 2018, I am excited about what is to come….
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Sound Rivers Partners with NC Conservation Network for Water Advocate Training
Water Advocate Training Saturday November 4th, 20179:00 am Location: Walnut Creek Wetlands…
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Action Alert: Sustain Governor Cooper’s Veto and Stop Eminent Domain to Oil Companies
This week, Governor Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 16. Senate Bill 16 was passed by the legislature during the early…
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Fishing for Facts – 6/29/2017
Fishing for Facts – June 29, 2017 Final days push….bad legislation moving fast. The word on the…
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