Cape Fear Fish Consumption Advisory
NCDHHS Recommends Limiting Fish Consumption from the Middle and Lower Cape Fear River Due to Contamination With “Forever Chemicals” The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is recommending…
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…
North Carolina is Removing Wetlands Protections
As of yesterday, the North Carolina House and Senate passed the Farm Act which included language detrimental to our state’s wetlands. This wetland provision will tie NC’s definition of protected…
Uncontrolled Stormwater Impacting the Lower New River
CCRW has reported (to NCDEQ DEMLR, Wilmington Regional Office) aerial photos taken by at CCRW volunteer near Stone’s Bay along the New River in Snead’s Ferry before and after rain…
ADVOCACY ALERT: No Wetlands, No Quality of Life!
May 2023 ADVOCACY ALERT: Three bills (S582, S686, and S744) pending in the General Assembly contain identical language that would eviscerate the state laws that protect wetlands. If enacted, the…
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…
Highlights from the NCMDS 2022
Day 1 of the symposium focused on research-based outreach and education. The sessions, on this day, highlighted how microplastics impact fisheries and how the public can get involved in citizen…