Record #:

3747

Author(s):

Manual, John

Abstract:

The Neuse River Foundation was formed in 1980 by New Bern area citizens concerned over the health of the Neuse River. It is a model for eco- activism. Among its approaches are hiring a river keeper and taking legal action to ensure polluters obey the law.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 45, Nov 1997, p11-15, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water--Pollution--Neuse River; Environmental protection--Neuse River--Citizen participation; Neuse River Foundation

Record #:

36614

Author(s):

Vedder, Abigail

Abstract:

The author talks about the struggle of the Neuse River with the runoff of fertilizers, pesticides, hog waste, excessive nutrients and erosion. This has led to large fish kills and the creation of Water management Acts and the Neuse River Keeper Foundation as a watchdog program.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. Vol. 53 Issue No. 1, , p39-42, il

Subject(s):

Neuse River Foundation; Neuse River--Management and Conservation

Record #:

42791

Author(s):

Rumley, Vail Stewart

Abstract:

Forty years ago a fundamental change has taken place in the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico Rivers. Pollution had gotten to such a point in the Neuse River in particular that tourism and the housing market in the area were seeing sharp declines. Events culminated in 1989, when the river basin was declared commercially dead. With the work of "river keepers' an extensive program to reclaim the rivers was pursued. Recently in 2015, the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation and the Neuse River Foundation merged advocacies to become "Sound Rivers".

Source:

Washington the Magazine (NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. 10 Issue 1, January-February 2021, p28-34 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pamlico-Tar River Foundation; Neuse River Foundation; Environmental protection; Environmental action groups; Sound Rivers

Record #:

43506

Author(s):

Hoon, Maya

Abstract:

Throughout history, heavy metals were frequently used as antimicrobials-substances that kill microorganisms such as mold or bacteria- but since, have been replaced by antibiotics that one can buy over the counter. Maya Hoon, environmentalist, and researcher, explains that the presence of heavy metals in surface water has allowed bacteria to build a resistance to synthetic antibiotics, creating an unfavorable public health issue.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 2, Summer 2022, p28-35 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Eno River State Park; Heavy Metals (Environmental); Microorganisms ; Neuse River Foundation; Surface Waters