What inspired you to volunteer for the 4th Grade Learning Celebration at Haw River Assembly? I attended the Haw River Read more
A recent study (pdf below) found high levels of a harmful chemical, PFOS, in sunfish from the Haw River, especially Read more
Eating a variety of fish can help you stay healthy. Fish are a good source of protein and other vitamins Read more
Unearthing the Toxic Legacy: Chapel Hill's Coal Ash Dilemma and the Fight for a Safe Future for Bolin Creek Read more
Microplastics: Small Particles, Big Worries, by Madison Haley Read more
Environmental Management Commission Faces Criticism for Siding with Polluters Read more
Guardians of the Haw: Haw River Assembly Supporters Speak! Read more
Meet the Artists Behind “The Spirit of the River” Trash Sculpture Read more
Cleaning Up Carolina: Bottle Deposit Bill to Reduce Litter Read more
Make Polluters Pay, Not Public Waterways! Read more
Haw Riverkeeper writes a letter to the Water Quality Committee at the NC EMC Read more
HRA Hot Take: EPA PFAS Regulations Read more
Firefighter Victory: Stanley County Training Facility Goes PFAS-Free Read more
Your Voice Matters in the Fight Against PFAS Pollution Read more
Tell NCDEQ we need to secure North Carolina's Water Quality Read more
Ripple Effects 2024: Your Vote, Our Waters Read more
Haw River Assembly's 2024 Action Plan for Environmental Advocacy and Policy Change Read more
Open Letter to Disney: Will Disney Make Protection of the Haw River and Natural Environment a Priority? Read more
1,4-dioxane: Environmental Management Commission ruled 8-7 dismissing a key 1,4-dioxane standard. Read more
Buc-ee's Hearing in Mebane Ends in Unanimous Approval Read more
Proposal of Buc-ees in Mebane draws considerable opposition Read more
Major Changes to the proposed MVP Southgate Route Would Exclude Alamance and much of Rockingham Read more
Profits Over People: FERC grants MVP Southgate the Certificate of Public Convenience & Necessity Read more
Be on the lookout! FERC Decision comes out this week. Read more
2023 State of the Haw Report Read more
Asheboro and Reidsville have challenged the authority of North Carolina’s Environmental Regulators Read more
Toxic chemical discharge threatens the safety of Pittsboro's drinking water Read more
What's happened to public swimming? How will we cool off in 2024? Read more
Septic system fail in Swepsonville leads to high levels of E. Coli Read more
ATTN: Residents of Alamance County Read more
Groundbreaking PFAS Settlement w/City of Burlington: Our Thoughts Read more
Something to Talk About! HRA Celebrates HUGE win with SELC with Burlington Settlement Read more
'Environmental injustice': Dozens of Democratic NC lawmakers urge feds to block Triad pipeline Read more
Alamance County Sediment Impact Report: Why Alamance needs a local sediment program Read more
The Farm Bill, vetoed by Governor Cooper, was passed with a veto override in the Senate last week. This bill Read more
VinFast Update In the weeks since HRA submitted a report which included field data and aerial photos documenting the sediment Read more
Act now! The NC Farm Act has passed the Senate, so House representatives could still remove the language that strips Read more
MVP Southgate representative Shawn Day posted a tweet last week, stating they expect to file a request for extension by Read more
Many of the bills we were concerned about failed to make crossover, which is the deadline for bills to get through their Read more
Public comment processes can seem daunting, inconvenient, and full of challenges to find the notices and information. This is often Read more
Last week during regular sedimentation monitoring in Alamance County, three more building sites were identified with insufficient and failing sediment Read more
The North Carolina General Assembly experienced a big shift last week, when Representative Trisha Cotham switched from democrat to republican. This has Read more
Looking ahead to the 2023 Swim Guide season, we are continuing to monitor the area upstream from Chicken Bridge and Read more
To get a bill approved and made into state law, the bill goes through a maze of processes. We've worked Read more
That sediment is the most common and widespread pollutant in our rivers, streams, lakes and reservoirs may still come as Read more
MVP Southgate Filed an Extension Request with FERC The clock is ticking! Here's your to-do list: make a comment to FERC, Read more
In January, the Town of Pittsboro filed a long awaited lawsuit in response to decades of contaminated drinking water from Read more
The NC Environmental Management Commission met in January to receive an update from state agencies on 1,4 dioxane sampling and Read more
Haw Riverkeeper talks PFAS and 1,4-dioxane On April 21, Haw Riverkeeper Emily Sutton gave a presentation to a packed room Read more
On Saturday, February 12th, over a dozen people came out to the Third Fork Creek Trail in Durham to install Read more