By increasing the community engagement calls from quarterly to biweekly, EPA says it intends to encourage an open dialogue with environmental justice leaders and advocates.
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Cooper appoints Eddie Buffaloe as DPS secretary
Buffaloe, the current president of the N.C. Association of Chiefs of Police, most recently served as director of Public Safety for the Elizabeth City Department of Public Safety and interim city manager.
NC’s roots were in Albemarle Settlements, not ‘Lost Colony’
The role of Chowan County in North Carolina’s early Colonial history is often overshadowed by the first English settlement in North America, but it was here where the Tar Heel State had its true beginnings.
UNCW Center kicks off ocean-focused economic initiative
UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship launched Tuesday the Alliance for the Blue Economy, an initiative to sustainably use ocean resources for economic growth.
10 cultural organizations on the coast receive COVID relief
Nearly a dozen cultural organizations on the coast have been awarded grants to support either operations or restarting humanities projects.
Ocracoke’s 132-acre Springer’s Point is now fully protected
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust has expanded Springer’s Point Preserve to 132 acres with the recent purchase of almost 9 acres near the entrance.
Swansboro family’s home kept flooding; state bought it
Zena Underwood and her husband Mark saw their home flood repeatedly, including during Hurricane Florence, before a state buyout program helped them move and took the property off the market for good.
Pine Knoll Shores officials to outline living shoreline plan
The public can attend an online briefing Wednesday on a proposed living shoreline project at Pine Knoll Shores.
Nags Head seeks OK on proposed nourishment project
Nags Head has applied for federal approval to dredge and place 975,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sediments along a 4.5-mile section of oceanfront shoreline.
UNCW Chancellor Sartarelli announces retirement plans
University of North Carolina Wilmington Chancellor Jose V. Sartarelli has announced plans to retire.
Our Coast’s People: Dr. Ben Speller of Edenton
A retired NC Central professor and preservationist of African American history, Dr. Ben Speller of Edenton is a self-described collaborator who says that, despite the things that divide us, there’s more that we share in common than some may care to admit.
New Bern encourages review of redistricting maps
New Bern is asking its residents to review and provide feedback on proposed redistricting plans.
Environmental justice board asks for feedback on biogas
NCDEQ’s environmental justice advisory board is planning a listening session for the public to speak regarding biogas operations North Carolina communities.
Garden Lovers’ Weekend, plant sale ahead at Tryon Palace
The Fall Heritage Plant Sale and Garden Lovers’ Weekend are set for the second weekend in October at Tryon Palace in New Bern.
Latest dig yields new clues at Fort Raleigh Historic Site
Artifacts found in the current dig include sherds from olive jars once common on ships, a gun flint and what may be a fragment of laboratory equipment from the 1585 worksite.
Offshore wind in NC is focus of new coalition
North Carolina environmental organizations are looking at offshore wind technology.