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Notice of Violation issued for Middlesex construction site
A construction site in Middlesex has been singled out by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Energy, Mineral and Land…
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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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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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Aurora sampling points to raw sewage
Murky water in a hole adjacent to a ditch and an overwhelming smell were clear signs of…
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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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Watch the Pamlico Paddle Recap!
Ride along with Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Sound Rivers’ Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber as they recap this year’s Pamlico Paddle, a five-day, 70-plus mile kayaking adventure from…
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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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Watch Tell Me About It Tuesdays with Jess Hawkins!
Did you miss the November Tell Me About It Tuesdays with Jess Hawkins? Never fear! You can watch it here! Jess Hawkins talked about the major water quality and…
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Lower Neuse Riverkeeper leads Falls Lake clean-up
Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Katy Hunt made a trip to Raleigh last week to lead St. Francis Catholic Church’s service day and a much-needed clean-up! On a nice, fall day,…
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Become a Clean-Water Warrior today!
The Neuse and Tar-Pamlico watersheds cover nearly a quarter of North Carolina — so where do you start? Here are four ways you can help today, tomorrow…
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SELC, Sound Rivers weigh in on Coastal Habitat Protection Plan
The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Sound Rivers, Sound Rivers’ Riverkeepers and the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, weighed in last week on the 2021 Amendment to the…
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DEQ investigates ongoing Pamlico fish kill
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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Pamlico Clean-up a huge success
Pamlico Paddle 2021 launched with a clean-up of the areas surrounding Havens Garden in Washington on Oct. 17. Kayakers took to Runyon Creek to pull garbage out…
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Pamlico Paddle: Day 3, Blounts Creek to Bath Creek
Another chilly night on the Tar-Pamlico Water Trail led to a beautiful morning on Blounts Creek. Today, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Sound Rivers’ Environmental Projects Coordinator Clay Barber…
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