The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center is honoring the 25th anniversary of the Foundation for Shackleford Horses with a photo contest and exhibition this summer.
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Park service names Meaghan Johnson chief for eastern NC
Johnson manages the natural and cultural resource and research programs for the five national park units on the North Carolina coast.
EPA revives climate change website, adds ‘indicators’ data
The Environmental Protection Agency recently reactivated its climate change website taken offline in 2017 and added new data, including information relevant to the NC coast.
Agencies to reverse rollback of water quality protections
The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army said Wednesday they will move to reverse Trump-era changes to the definition of “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act.
New task force formed to tackle NC 12 ‘hot spots’
A new task force has been formed to address problem areas on N.C. 12, especially on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.
Morehead City port set to export creosote-treated wood
A projected 20,000 metric tons of chipped railroad ties are to be exported in what is being called a “test shipment” to Honduras in the coming days.
Drones allow scientists a bird’s-eye view of seabird colonies
Instead of trekking on foot, a Duke University team used drones to count large seabird colonies on a small island chain off the Falkland Islands.
Waldroup named Cape Fear Public Utility Authority director
The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Board has named Kenneth Waldroup as executive director.
Cooper signs order setting goals for offshore wind power
Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order Wednesday setting goals and actions to develop offshore wind power as part of a transition to a clean energy economy.
Plastics, lax enforcement blamed as roadside litter worsens
Volunteers who pick up litter along coastal NC roadways say plastic pollution is a growing part of the problem as the numbers of charges and convictions for littering dwindle.
Leaders program to highlight resiliency, economic growth
Homegrown Leaders training for eastern North Carolinians is July 20-22 in New Bern.
Topsail Beach seeks variance allowing wheelchair mats
The state Coastal Resources Commission is set to consider a variance request from Topsail Beach to allow wheelchair mats at three beach accesses that have wheelchair ramps in place.
Dare commissioners set tax plan for Avon beach project
The action creates two municipal service districts in Avon that will be taxed to help foot the bill of a $12.68 million beach nourishment project.
Threats to seagrass could cost state’s economy millions
A new report from Duke University and NC State estimates economic losses associated with the decline of submerged aquatic vegetation in the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary could total $8.6 million in 10 years.
Rodanthe bridge to open late 2021 or early 2022
NCDOT expects the 2.4 mile-long “jug handle” bridge to open in late 2021 or early 2022.
Consensus builds for major flood mitigation legislation
The House and Senate continue to address flood prevention and resilience in this year’s session of North Carolina General Assembly.
