Airports in Hyde, Dare and Carteret counties will receive grant funding for safety and various improvements.
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Carp removal next step to healthier Lake Mattamuskeet
Plans are in the works to remove 1 million invasive carp from Lake Mattamuskeet, a move stakeholders hope will help with water quality and clarity.
Air permit issued for New Hanover log fumigation company
NCDEQ’s Division of Air Quality issued air permits for log fumigation operations at companies in New Hanover and Wayne counties.
EPA to decide on requiring PFAS health effects testing
The EPA has committed to making a decision within 90 days on a petition made by six North Carolina groups to require Chemours to test the health effects of PFAS.
Western Carolina’s shorelines program hits $5M in grants
Western Carolina University’s Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines has reached the $5 million mark in receiving grants to support its research and work.
Carteret secures grant for Radio Island nourishment
 Carteret County officials hope to begin a proposed project to dredge east Taylor’s Creek and use the sand to nourish areas on Radio Island by the end of the year.
Elizabeth City Fisheries office to pause license sales
The state Division of Marine Fisheries will starting Friday temporarily stop selling licenses through its Elizabeth City office.
Updated plan details human, climate damage to wetlands
The newly updated NC Wetland Program Plan details how climate change and nonpermitted human activities are causing wetland loss.
EPA to hold biweekly national environmental justice calls
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.
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.
