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Cape Fear River Watch vows to hold Chemours accountable
Cape Fear River Watch, via its representation, the Southern Environmental Law Center, contends Chemours Co. continues to exceed emission and discharge limits established under a 2019 consent order between the company, the organization and the state environmental agency.
Spotlight
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State continues to help travelers leave Hatteras Island
In the aftermath of a powerful nor’easter that damaged roadways and trapped visitors, the state is to open at 3 p.m. Tuesday a temporary lane of N.C. Highway 12 between the Marc Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe and continue to offer the 24-hour emergency ferry route between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point.
News Briefs
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Outer Banks emergency ferry ends with NC 12 now open
The emergency ferry route between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point ended Wednesday after officials reopened N.C. Highway 12 on Pea Island in both directions after being closed nearly a week because of storm damage
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Volunteers needed for Cedar Island shoreline, habitat project
The North Carolina Coastal Federation and Carteret County invite past and prospective volunteers to help protect a Cedar Island shoreline, one plant at a time.
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State continues to help travelers leave Hatteras Island
In the aftermath of a powerful nor’easter that damaged roadways and trapped visitors, the state is to open at 3 p.m. Tuesday a temporary lane of N.C. Highway 12 between the Marc Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe and continue to offer the 24-hour emergency ferry route between Rodanthe and Stumpy Point.
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Nor’easter thrashes coast from Cape Lookout to Duck
State transportation officials closed most ferry routes and large sections of N.C. Highway 12 because of damage and ocean overwash associated with the late-week coastal storm.
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Registration open for Nov. 17-18 NC Coastal Conference
North Carolina Sea Grant’s biennial conference a “platform for engaging with like-minded participants and potential collaborators dedicated to the prosperity of our state’s coastal communities, environments, and economies.”
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Special Report
Conflicts on the Water: Growing Shellfish, Increasing Tensions
The state’s burgeoning mariculture industry combined with coastal development is a recipe for disagreement over leasing, but is a moratorium the solution?
News & Features
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Cape Fear River Watch vows to hold Chemours accountable
Cape Fear River Watch, via its representation, the Southern Environmental Law Center, contends Chemours Co. continues to exceed emission and discharge limits established under a 2019 consent order between the company, the organization and the state environmental agency.
Science
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Bat Blitz gathers data on state’s mysterious winged mammals
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, North Carolina State Parks researchers and more than 80 volunteers recently spent three nights conducting the species inventory across the state’s coastal plain.
Commentary
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Restoring world’s coasts must happen at the speed of need
North Carolina Coastal Federation staff who recently visited Australia left with a clear takeaway: Restoration technology and expertise here at home must be put to work at a much larger scale, ambitiously and expediently.
Our Coast
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Fellow coastal scientists, advocates reflect on Joe Ramus’ life
The respected professor, prolific researcher, former Duke University Marine Laboratory director, and environmental steward died Tuesday.
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Hatteras event honors community, its working waterfront
Hatteras Village’s 22nd annual Day at the Docks welcomed locals and visitors alike Saturday with its celebration and recognition of the traditions, people and flavors that helped shape the island community’s identity.
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Travels along the Cape Fear: ‘Old Baldy’ lighthouse, museum
Historian David Cecelski takes a moment to reflect on a tour with Old Baldy Foundation’s public historian to see historical manuscripts, photographs, and other artifacts in storage.
Featured Photo
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Preflight checklist includes sunning
A great blue heron positions its wings not for flight but to sunbathe Monday morning at the end of the Runway 26 at Michael J. Smith Field in Beaufort. According to the Audubon Society’s Field Guide, the species thrives around “waters from subtropical mangrove swamps to desert rivers to the coastline of southern Alaska.” Here, they most prefer marshes, swamps, shorelines and tidal flats, or an occasional coastal airfield. Photo: Dylan Ray
