North Carolina State University researchers anticipate the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season to be active, with as many as 22 named storms predicted to form in the Atlantic basin.
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Cape Hatteras Lighthouse to Get Face Lift
Plans are being made to restore Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and will include repairs to deteriorated masonry, metal components, windows, marble flooring and the lantern.
Ten Years After: Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Environmental advocates say the 10th anniversary of the the largest oil disaster in U.S. history serves as a warning against the Trump administration’s push to drill off the East Coast, but industry folks say safety has improved.
Shackleford Horse Population 111: Report
Cape Lookout National Seashore and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses released the 2019 annual findings report on the Shackleford Banks horses.
Bogue Banks Towns Lift Water Restrictions
All Bogue Banks communities have lifted the restriction on recreational water access to the Atlantic Ocean, Carteret County officials announced Friday.
State Releases Hexavalent Chromium Report
The science advisory board that serves the state’s environmental and health secretaries has issued for public review a draft of its report on hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen found in groundwater and coal ash.
Water Plant Operators On Seven-Day Stays
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority officials is stationing staff at its water treatment plants for weeklong periods and provided campers for their long stays to protect the safety of operators and Wilmington’s drinking water.
Piney Grove: Touring Brunswick County’s Past
Historian David Cecelski visits with Brunswick County’s Marion Evans, who leads him on a tour of the Piney Grove community, sharing rich, old stories and showing him the little-known sites where they took place.
Log On for Conservation Science Series
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to host through July a Conservation Science Webinar Series online at 2 p.m. every Wednesday.
Log Fumigation Rules Hearing to Be Online
Public hearings on proposed changes to state rules for log fumigation operations using the highly toxic insecticide methyl bromide that were canceled in March will now be held via a web meeting set for May 4.
Lab Staff Use Printers to Equip Responders
Amid the pandemic, researchers and educators at Carteret County institutions are using their labs’ 3D printers and plans available online to meet the expected need for personal protective equipment for first responders and health care workers.
Work Begins on Atlantic Harbor Project
The contractor began last week dredging on a long-awaited project to make Carteret County’s Atlantic Harbor and its entrance channel safer and more usable for commercial fishermen and other boaters.
Legislative Error Wipes Out Bond Program
An apparent error in a bill that became law in 2019 revoked local government authority for a special type of bond financing that’s been used for beach renourishment projects and other types of municipal projects.
New Hanover Extends Stay-at-Home Order
New Hanover County extended the existing stay-at-home order until 5 p.m. April 29 to continue slowing the spread of COVID-19 and will allow public and private marinas and boat ramps to be opened as well as public and private tennis and pickleball courts.
Hatteras Seeks Sediment Management Input
The National Park Service is looking for public input on developing an Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS, for sediment management activities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
UNCW Researcher Selected for Fellowship
Aaron Ramus, a doctoral student in marine biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and 2020 Coastal Research Fellowship recipient, is studying the effects of nonnative seaweed in the N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve.
