The Catawba Riverkeeper organization is one of the ten largest of its kind in the country but the person responsible for that growth – Executive Director John Searby – is stepping down. As he prepares to leave, we look at his contributions to the organization, their work in keeping the Catawba healthy and future challenges to that health. And as solar tax credits face expiration – what you can do before time runs out?
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