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Silver liquid drops
A droplet of rain catches a ray of sunlight as summer showers wash over Beaufort in Carteret County. Photo: Dylan Ray
There’s consensus on resilience, but don’t say ‘climate’
Amid broad bipartisan agreement on resiliency, flood mitigation and land conservation policy and funding in Raleigh, there are certain terms that still raise suspicion among some in the legislature.
Report touts benefits of bans on new offshore drilling leases
A new report from ocean conservation advocacy group Oceana finds that data on ocean-dependent jobs and fishing, tourism and recreation revenue support permanent protection from future offshore drilling.
Gardeners to lead talk on heritage plants at Tryon Palace
Tryon Palace and the Craven County Agricultural Center are hosting Sept. 18 a talk on heritage plants of eastern North Carolina and giving a sneak peek of next month’s fall plant sale.
‘Celebrating the Banker Ponies’ at Elizabeth City museum
Elizabeth City’s Museum of the Albemarle will be “Celebrating the Banker Ponies” Sept. 11 with the premiere of the film “The Secret of Corolla: The Gift from the Outer Banks,” and book signing with children’s book author, Kelley Grinder Horton.
Our Coast’s History: Varnamtown’s Fishermen 1938
Photographer Charles Farrell captured how mullet fishermen in the fall of 1938 “made do,” as historian David Cecelski explains, on Bald Head Island during the Great Depression.
‘Watershed Wisdom’ lesson plan earns national award
A lesson plan on maintaining healthy water quality and watersheds, Watershed Wisdom earned a Grand Award from the annual APEX Awards for Excellence.
No service Wednesday for Currituck-Knotts Island Ferry
The Currituck-Knotts Island ferry route will be out of service Wednesday while crews retrieve the M/V James B. Hunt, which has been undergoing routine maintenance.
Federal judge vacates Trump-era WOTUS rule replacement
A federal judge has vacated the Trump administration’s rule that gutted water quality protections put in place during the Obama administration.
Basnight topic of Museum of Albemarle’s History for Lunch
The late Sen. Marc Basnight is the topic of Wednesday’s History for Lunch at the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City.
Study finds combined threats to water quality after flooding
Results from a recent NC State study highlight the double whammy of microbial contamination of surface waters posed by failing human wastewater infrastructure and animal agriculture after storm inundations.
Interior expands Mackay Island Refuge hunting access
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has expanded hunting access for Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge on Knotts Island and other national wildlife refuges.
Manteo museum a snapshot of Pea Island Station History
The tiny Pea Island Cookhouse Museum in Manteo tells the bigger picture of the Pea Island Life-Saving Station, manned by an all-Black crew from the 1880s to 1940s.
Public hearing on coastal habitat plan update a step closer
The state Environmental Management Commission and Marine Fisheries Commission have agreed to send the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan 2021 Amendment out for public comment and advisory committee review.
Tryon Palace to reenact the 1802 Stanly-Spaight duel
Tryon Palace will reenact the Stanly-Spaight duel, two political rivals, at 4 p.m. Sept. 4 on the front lawn of the New Bern Academy.
