Results from Bacteria/DNA Research in New River
Results From Our Agriculture Research In The New River The Pure Farms Pure Waters (PFPW) project, in collaboration with the Water Quality for Fisheries (WQ4F) program, was a groundbreaking initiative…
A Call to Action for Equitable and Efficient Disaster Recovery
A Call to Action for Equitable and Efficient Disaster Recovery IMAGE: NOAA, 2016. From October 11-16, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) collected imagery of areas in North Carolina to help…
Reflecting on a Year of Advocacy: CCRW’s Commitment to Water Quality
Coastal Carolina Riverwatch’s staff and board have made great strides in 2023 to protect our communities quality water and support a quality life along our coast. Throughout the year we…
Looking Forward To 2024: CCRW Projects In Research, Outreach and Advocacy
CCRW has had an incredibly successful year dedicated to protecting the White Oak River Basin and we are thrilled to usher in 2024 with a host of exciting new projects!…
Cryptocurrency and Environmental Justice in Eastern NC
Cryptocurrency mining has become a topic of discussion and controversy in Greenville, particularly in relation to the Compute North project. The Greenville Utilities board held closed-door meetings throughout 2021 to…
Advocacy Alert: Reg Reform Act
House Bill 600, the Regulatory Reform Act of 2023, currently making its way through the North Carolina General Assembly, rolls back environmental protections for everyone in NC, but coastal communities…
Advocacy: Environmental Justice
Advocacy plays a major role in protecting the quality of water and quality of life in coastal NC. Part of our work at CCRW, involves listening to and amplifying the…
Poultry Farm Aerial Investigations
Poultry Farm Aerial Investigations Our White Oak Waterkeeper recently went on a flight with SouthWings pilot, Rolf, to observe Poultry and Hog Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). The goal of…
Nationwide PFAS Study finds no toxic “forever chemicals” in surface waters around Maysville
Earlier this year the Town of Maysville was found to have high levels of PFAS in their ground water and drinking water. This summer our White Oak Waterkeeper collected surface…
Hogs in Hurricane Alley
Those who have been in NC for a few years will remember Hurricane Florence in 2018 and the devastating impact it had on local communities and waterways. Coastal North Carolina…