MT Raleigh Report: What’s On Deck For The Environment?
NC lawmakers are likely to wrestle with open space trust funds, water protection and storm preparedness. >>more
No Man’s Land Film Festival In Brevard, Boone, Asheville
We’re bringing the premier all-women adventure film festival to WNC for the second year in a row. >>more
NC Orders Full Cleanup of Duke Energy’s Coal Ash
The order is a victory for North Carolina’s waters and frontline communities living near coal ash plants. >>more
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The Broad River Gets Its Own Riverkeeper
MountainTrue is pleased to announce that David Caldwell, MountainTrue’s program director for the Broad River Alliance, is now the new Broad Riverkeeper and will serve as a fundamental protector of the Broad River watershed. MountainTrue’s riverkeeper programs are key to our endeavors to monitor and protect the quality of our region’s waterways. MountainTrue is one of the few organizations in the nation with four Riverkeeper programs.
MT Raleigh Report: Crossover Week, Rate Hike Bill and Our Legislative Advocacy
“Crossover” is the deadline for most bills to remain eligible for consideration for the rest of the two-year legislative session. Thus the mad scramble of crossover week.
How Clean Is Your River? Check Swim Guide
Before you head out onto the water, don’t forget to check theswimguide.org. MountainTrue’s four Riverkeepers post up-to-date water monitoring results for the Broad, French Broad, Green and Watauga rivers just in time for the weekend. The Swim Guide is the public’s best resource for knowing which streams and river recreation areas are safe to swim in, and which have failed to meet safe water quality standards for bacteria pollution.
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