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Win: Lick Creek proposal denied by Durham City Council
Durham City Council voted down a development proposal Tuesday night — a win for an impaired creek already impacted…
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TAKE ACTION: Put a Pause on Lick Creek Developments!
WRITE YOUR LETTER HERE! We need your help to protect water quality in the Lick Creek watershed! Insufficient regulation of new…
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Turbidity levels off the charts in Durham creek
Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop continues her investigation into stormwater runoff turning creeks “tomato soup” red near Durham construction sites. What she…
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Riverkeeper Update: On the Neuse
Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop was out in the field this week, sampling for macroinvertebrates in Lick Creek. Teaming up with a…
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Riverkeepers take to the IMAX screen at NC conference
Bottom right, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop introduce their topic while the IMAX…
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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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Win: Durham planning board nixes huge development
The Durham City-County Planning Commission unanimously shot down a request to rezone land for…
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Construction cause of Durham creek sedimentation
A Durham creek is turning bright orange after rain events, a phenomenon which can likely be attributed to one or more of…
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Investigation: Poole Road
Last week, our Swim Guide results turned up off-the-chart E. coli results at the Poole Road site in Knightdale. When Sound Rivers…
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Proposed development a concern for Nash County residents
Concerns about a proposed residential development near the Tar River had one Nash County group reaching out to Sound Rivers recently. Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper…
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