HRA in the News
Articles and Coverage Featuring Haw River Assembly, 2022–2026
2026
January 2026 | Prism News
Haw River Assembly Plans 36th Annual Clean Up-a-Thon on March 21
Published January 11, 2026
January 2026 | Chatham Journal
Haw River Assembly Files Lawsuit Seeking Transparency and Proper Oversight for North Carolina's Largest Development
Published January 15, 2026
January 2026 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill
Haw River Assembly Shares Annual Report on Health of the Watershed, Issues Facing It
January 2026 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill
Climate Thursday: Executive Director of the Haw River Assembly, Emily Sutton
2025
December 2025 | WUNC
Haw River Assembly 'River Watchers' Monitor Water Health
By Celeste Gracia | Published December 3, 2025
December 2025 | Carolina Public Press
Cities Are Dumping This Chemical in NC Rivers and Getting Paid to Do It
By Jane Winik Sartwell | Published December 26, 2025
November 2025 | Appalachian Voices
Hundreds of Residents, Advocates Speak Out Against Proposed Transco Pipeline Project
Published November 20, 2025
October 2025 | North Carolina Health News
Aging Environmental Activists Fight Into Future
By Will Atwater | Published October 1, 2025
September 2025 | Southern Environmental Law Center
The City Contaminating Almost 900,000 North Carolinians' Drinking Water
Published September 11, 2025
September 2025 | Clean Water for North Carolina
New Maps Show Transco & Other Proposed Pipelines' Threat to Drinking Water in NC and Virginia
Published August 27, 2025
September 2025 | Carolina Canoe Club
Haw River Assembly Newsletter
Published September 25, 2025
August 2025 | FOX8 WGHP
Nonprofit Creates Website to Track Storm Damage in North Carolina
August 2025 | WFMY News 2
Haw River Assembly Unveils Online Tool to Track Debris After Tropical Storm Chantal
By Taylor Ford | Published August 15, 2025
August 2025 | Carolina Public Press
Regulations of Polluters Will Be Hard to Pass Under New NC Law
July 2025 | WFMY News 2
Haw River Free Well Water Testing After Chantal
By Francesca Corona | Published July 9, 2025
July 2025 | WRAL
More Rain on the Way: Here's Where to Pick Up a Free Well Water Test Kit
Published July 10, 2025
July 2025 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill
Climate Thursday: Executive Director of the Haw River Assembly, Emily Sutton
Published July 31, 2025
July 2025 | WFMY News 2
Haw River Assembly Warns of Contamination After Historic Flooding / Haw River Free Well Water Testing After Chantal
By Francesca Corona | Published July 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM EDT
July 2025 | Chatham Journal
Haw River Assembly Responds to Tropical Storm Chantal Flooding
June 2025 | Sierra Club - by Andi Li
Guilford County Commissioners Pass Resolution on Transco's Southeast Supply Enhancement Project
June 2025 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill
Climate Thursday: Haw River Assembly Executive Director Emily Sutton
Published June 13, 2025
May 2025 | NC Science Trail
Citizen Science and the Haw River Assembly: Protecting the Haw River Watershed
Published May 13, 2025
April 2025 | News & Observer
Haw River Assembly and Others Concerned About Chatham Park Development Impact
By Tammy Grubb | Updated April 28, 2025
April 2025 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill
Chatham County Utility Customers Will Switch to TriRiver Water in July. What Does That Mean?
By Brighton McConnell | Posted April 29, 2025
April 2025 | Elon University
Sustainability ERG Fosters Organic Connections Amongst Employees
By Alexander Saunders | Published April 17, 2025
March 2025 | Southern Environmental Law Center
Groups Will Sue to Stop Asheboro's Toxic Pollution of Drinking Water Supplies for 900,000 North Carolinians
Published March 26, 2025
January 2025 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill
Climate Thursday: Haw River Assembly Executive Director and Keeper of the Haw Emily Sutton (State of the Haw Preview)
By Andrew Stuckey | Posted January 9, 2025
January 2025 | Carolina Public Press - Related to flooding
Chemical Dumped by Cities into Haw and Deep Rivers May Be Toxic
2025 | Times-News
Local Volunteers Take Part in Haw River Clean-Up
2024
May 2024 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill
Climate Thursday: Haw River Keeper Emily Sutton from The Haw River Assembly (PFAS Settlement)
April 2024 | NC Newsline
PFAS Found Beneath Tarheel Army Missile Plant, Military Failed to Tell DEQ
March 2024 | Indy Week
Despite Pollution Concerns, the Haw River Is a Vital Community Centerpiece
By Emily Gibson Rhyne | Published March 6, 2024
March 2024 | Southern Environmental Law Center
Settlement Reached to Control Burlington's PFAS Pollution into the Haw River
January 2024 | CBS17
Letter to Disney: Haw River Advocates Make Environmental Plea Ahead of Asteria Construction in Chatham County
By Ashley Anderson | Posted January 29, 2024
January 2024 | Chatham Journal
Balancing Development and Environmental Preservation: Disney's Asteria Dilemma
Letter to the Editor | Published January 28, 2024
2023
September 2023 | Elon News Network
Haw River Continually Contaminated by Burlington Companies
September 2023 | Spectrum News NC
Haw River Assembly Makes Litter Trapping Device
By Sasha Strong | Published September 13, 2023
September 2023 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill
State Designation Signals New Expansion, Connectivity Opportunities for Haw River Trail
August 2023 | Spectrum News NC
Haw River Assembly Reports Fewer PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' in River
By Sasha Strong | Published August 25, 2023
August 2023 | WHQR
The City of Burlington's Landmark Settlement to Cut PFAS Pollution
By Kelly Kenoyer | Published August 8, 2023
August 2023 | NC Newsline
Burlington Will Curb PFAS Discharges, Per Legal Settlement with Haw River Assembly
By Lisa Sorg | Published August 2, 2023
August 2023 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill
Chatham County Roundup: Haw Riverkeeper Emily Sutton — Burlington PFAS Settlement
August 2023 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill
Haw River Activists Flood Pittsboro Commissioners' Meeting With Concerns Over Chatham Park Amendment
July 2023 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill -
Chatham County Roundup: Haw River Trail State Designation - Haw Riverkeeper Emily Sutton of the Haw River Assembly
July 2023 | Chatham Journal
VinFast: A Green Image Stained by Sediment Pollution
By Lisa Sorg | Published August 1, 2023
February 2023 | Triangle Community Foundation
Haw River Assembly
Published February 8, 2023
January 2023 | Chapelboro / 97.9 The Hill
Haw River Wetlands and Streams Would Be Harmed Under Proposal for VinFast
2022
December 2022 | The Assembly NC
Changing a River's Course (Rights of Nature)
By Barry Yeoman | Published December 6, 2022
October 2022 | Waterkeeper Alliance
Who Is Waterkeeper: Emily Sutton, Haw Riverkeeper
By Thomas Hynes
June 2022 | NC Policy Watch
Two Dozen Violations and $40,000 Later, Stericycle in Haw River Still Pumping Pollutants into Vulnerable Communities
By Lisa Sorg | Published June 9, 2022
January 2022 | Southern Environmental Law Center
Court Finds North Carolina's Denial of Mountain Valley Pipeline Permit Consistent with Clean Water Act
By Kathleen Sullivan | Published March 12, 2021
Last Updated: February 26, 2026