Officials bumped up from fall 2026 to summer 2025 work on the second portion of the U.S. 17 Hampstead bypass.
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Weak tropical cyclones are intensifying as oceans warm
A study finds that forecast methods may underestimate tropical storms and Category 1 hurricanes, which have had bigger impacts over the past 30 years because of climate change.
Pine Knoll Shores aquarium welcomes 2 new river otters
The two male otters, Pee Dee and Rocky, are named after North Carolina rivers and will share a space with Eno and Neuse, the aquarium’s current otters.
Chemours expects to begin work on barrier wall Monday
Chemours is to build a test panel for the underground barrier wall designed to stop contaminated groundwater from getting into the Cape Fear River from Chemours Fayetteville Works facility
UNCW professor appointed to United Nations Convention
Dr. Narcisa Pricope has been appointed to a three-year term with the United Nations to advise the UN Convention to Combat Desertification Science-Policy Interface.
GenX study finds Chemours-specific chemicals in residents
Though GenX was not found in the blood samples of 1,020 residents in Wilmington, Fayetteville and Pittsboro who participated in the 2020-2021 GenX exposure study, three PFAS unique to the Chemours Fayetteville Works facility were in the blood of nearly all.
Hatteras Inlet channel realignment is federally approved
Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District announced Wednesday that the new official route and that the original location will no longer be maintained.
NC’s watery world a mostly unwritten chapter of history
Marine geologist Dr. Stan Riggs, who recently received the North Carolina Award, the state’s highest civilian honor, writes that society must adopt a more humble approach to live with changing coastal dynamics.
NOAA Fisheries updates offshore wind impacts data
NOAA Fisheries existing analyses and reports impacts of offshore wind development on commercial and recreational fisheries off the Atlantic coast have been updated.
Water Infrastructure Authority to hear funding updates
Authority members are to hear during the Dec. 14 meeting in Raleigh updates on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for lead service lines and emerging contaminants.
Surf City mayor resigns after 35 years of public service
Councilwoman Teresa Batts has been appointed mayor and was sworn in following Tuesday’s meeting.
State delays decision on Enviva Ahoskie air quality permit
Division of Air Quality officials are considering public input and feedback from the Secretaries’ Environmental Justice and Equity Board before taking final action on the draft permit.
EPA issues guidance to reduce harmful PFAS pollution
The EPA released Tuesday guidance for states to monitor for and address PFAS discharges.
Living shoreline projects on military bases receive grant
N.C. Coastal Federation has been awarded a grant through the National Coastal Resilience Fund to complete designs for three living shorelines at Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
Climate Change Interagency Council to meet
The Interagency Council was established by Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order No. 80, which directed cabinet agencies to coordinate their efforts to address climate change and transition to a clean energy economy.
Officials celebrate funding of Sugarloaf Island restoration
The legislature appropriated $2 million to restore Morehead City’s Sugarloaf Island, a barrier protecting waterfront attractions from coastal storms that has been rapidly eroding for decades.
