The “Postcards Against PFAS” event is from 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday in Wilmington ahead of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission’s May 8 meeting.
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Hearing set on removing buffer zone around Buxton Woods
A public hearing is set for Monday on the proposed text amendment to remove restrictions on multifamily dwellings in the half-mile buffer around the 1,007-acre Buxton Woods Reserve.
Stein appoints former Rep. Paul Tine DMV commissioner
Paul Tine, who owns Midgett Insurance Agency in Kitty Hawk and served two terms in the state House, has been named DMV commissioner.
Preventing Environmental Hazards Act a commonsense bill
Guest opinion by Congressman Greg Murphy: Allowing National Flood Insurance Program payouts to remove a threatened oceanfront structure before it collapses, rather than wait until it creates an environmental disaster, will add flexibility while mitigating risks.
Coastal Land Trust completes purchase of ‘The Point’
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust will own and manage the nearly 150-acre tract at the south end of Topsail Island until it is transferred to the state, where it will remain development free.
NAACP joins fight for Chemours to disclose documents
The NAACP New Hanover County Branch’s motion to intervene in a lawsuit against Chemours and its predecessor company DuPont is the latest is an ongoing fight to keep public thousands of pages of documents.
Power outage times expected to improve in Ocracoke
Tideland Electric’s Project Ocracoke Resiliency will include installing underground electrical lines and equipment to help improve resilience against severe weather.
Hurricane preparedness expo set for May 5 in Morehead City
There is no charge to attend the family-friendly event that organizers say offers a “comprehensive resource event for hurricane preparedness ahead of hurricane season,” which is June 1 to Nov. 30.
Don’t be bugged by bugs, they show us if a garden is healthy
In today’s Budding Wisdom, Heidi Skinner writes about the two kinds of bugs: “the ones we love and the ones we loathe” and “whether we like them or not, insects definitely have their place.”
Maritime Museum to host wooden boat show, heritage talks
The Wooden Boat Show May 3 in downtown Beaufort is expected to feature classic, modern, motorized and self-powered vessels, miniature vintage outboard motors, children’s interactive stations, nautical rope demonstrations, and sea shanties with Bob Zentz.
Ocracoke-South Dock terminal proposed study meetings set
The proposed study will look at the feasibility of rehabilitating or relocating the Ocracoke-South Dock terminal, which has been impacted by ocean encroachment and road closures in recent years.
Senate bill pushes for prohibiting, fining for balloon releases
After lobbying, letter writing, cajoling and presentations, “one-woman crusader” Debbie Swick of Southern Shores has seen her efforts to ban balloon releases become a bipartisan-supported senate bill.
Committee to consider draft plans for 3 PFAS, 1,4-dioxane
A committee of the Environmental Management Commission during its May meeting is to consider sending to the full commission draft management plans for 1,4-dioxane, and for PFOA, PFOS and GenX.
Heat relief fan program for those eligible to begin May 1
Residents 60 and older and adults living with disabilities are eligible for fans through the Operation Fan Heat Relief program taking place May 1 to Oct. 31.
Historian David Cecelski: Carolina coast still worth the fight
The recent shackling of the Environmental Protection Agency “foreshadows the breathtaking descent back into the worst days of our coastal past, when our estuaries, our beaches, our fisheries and the sources of our drinking water were a free-for-all, open to plunder, pillaging and poisoning.”
New Brunswick County bridge opens Thursday to traffic
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced the newly rebuilt bridge that spans the Calabash River has opened to traffic a week ahead of schedule.
