The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $3.8 million contract to an Indiana-based company for maintenance dredging of highly shoaled areas in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.
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New Hanover, Brunswick residents needed for GenX study
New Hanover and Brunswick residents 6 and older can enroll in the ongoing GenX exposure study this weekend or Oct. 15-16.
Head outdoors for annual Take A Child Outside Week
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is encouraging outdoor adventures as part of the initiative that kicks off Friday.
Whitehurst fishery: A Down East community on Lake Erie
Historian David Cecelski illustrates with photos and family lore the story of fishers from Down East Carteret County who found their way to Lake Erie more than a century ago.
Coastal Resources Commission digs in on artificial turf
Addressing a growing number of permit questions, the coastal policy and rulemaking body has approved a prohibition on artificial turf within the 30-foot shoreline buffer in areas of environmental concern.
Carteret accepts $9.5M offer for county water system
Carteret County commissioners voted 4-3 Monday to accept an offer from a private company to purchase the county-owned water system for $9.5 million.
Lady Swan marsh cruises to benefit Coastal Federation
Lady Swan Tours is offering ecotours in the Swansboro area every Saturday and Sunday morning starting this weekend until Oct. 31.
Habitat plan amendment comment period opens
The state is accepting public comment until Oct. 21 on the draft Coastal Habitat Protection Plan 2021 amendment and Appendix A, which includes early public comment and recommendations from a stakeholder group.
Panel with stakes in clean water adds to coastal habitat plan
A group of nine people with backgrounds and interests in the coastal economy and related water quality issues provided its recommendations for improving the state’s Coastal Habitat Protection Plan.
Astronomy Night Friday at Cape Lookout National Seashore
This month’s presentation will highlight fall constellations.
Commission weighs dredging options for Hatteras Inlet
Dare County Waterways Commission grapple with managing the chronic shoaling in Hatteras Inlet’s South Ferry Channel.
Hatteras Lighthouse repair project comment period opens
A public comment period opens Friday for a proposed project to repair the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse and surrounding landscape.
Rebecca Drohan is new Coastal Carolina Waterkeeper
Rebecca Drohan has been with Coastal Carolina Riverwatch since 2018, leading outreach and volunteer efforts and having organized the Crystal Coast Chapter of Ocean Friendly Establishments.
Gray, red foxes and coyotes: Know your coastal canids
Coastal North Carolina is home to two kinds of foxes and also the wily coyotes, and it can be important to know the differences.
State, federal officials to give Navassa remediation updates
EPA, NCDEQ and Multistate Trust representatives are expected to discuss next week ongoing site investigations, upcoming remediation work and related contracting opportunities and redevelopment planning.
NC Sea Grant joins study on emerging contaminants
North Carolina Sea Grant is joining with Connecticut and New Hampshire Sea Grant programs to study contaminants of emerging concern in coastal and freshwater environments.