Gov. Roy Cooper and members of his cabinet visited Ocracoke Island Monday to survey recovery efforts following Hurricane Dorian’s Sept. 6 landfall.
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Sea Grant Launches ‘Lessons in Mariculture’
North Carolina Sea Grant has launched “Lessons in Mariculture,” an online suite of free lesson plans for science classrooms to introduce high schoolers to marine aquaculture, or “mariculture,”
Spill at Chemours Site Reaches Cape Fear
The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority in Wilmington and Brunswick County’s water utility temporarily stopped drawing water from the Cape Fear River in response to a spill at the Chemours Fayetteville Works site.
New Rule Limits Options For Saving Species
The Trump administration’s new Endangered Species Act rule takes effect this week, with changes that conservationists say will hinder future measures to save wildlife and plants from extinction.
Ferry Long-Range Plan Survey Now Open
The state Ferry Division is asking the public for input that will be used to develop a long-range plan intended to help better meet the needs of passengers and communities.
Informal Meeting Set on ‘Jug Handle’ Bridge
NCDOT is holding Thursday an informal informational meeting to provide updates on the Rodanthe “jug handle” bridge currently under construction.
Public Can Weigh in on Inlet Hazard Updates
The state Division of Coastal Management will hold several public hearings on proposed updated inlet hazard area boundaries and building rules, following hearings on the updated erosion rates used to determine the proposed IHAs
Sept. 22-28 is Clean Energy Week in NC
Gov. Roy Cooper will sign Monday a proclamation declaring Sept. 22-28 Clean Energy Week and will hear the North Carolina Clean Energy Plan Friday during the North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council meeting in Raleigh
Ocracoke In Recovery Mode, Awaiting Relief
Debris removal and repairs to homes and businesses are in full swing on Ocracoke Island as residents and officials await word on federal disaster aid.
NC Joins Case Against Trump Emissions Rule
California, North Carolina and 22 other states have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from preempting California’s ability to set its own vehicle emission standards.
Water Quality Advocate Todd Krafft Dies
Todd Krafft, Nags Head’s water quality coordinator and environmental planner and manager of the town’s Septic Health Initiative, died Monday in Kill Devil Hills. He was 46.
Lessons from Dorian: Oil, Water Still Don’t Mix
Guest columnist Jean-Luc Duvall of Environment North Carolina writes that the oil pollution resulting from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas could also happen to the N.C. coast if offshore drilling is allowed here.
Relief Team Offers Links to Help Ocracoke
Ocracoke relief workers said that because of overwhelming response they have turned to organizations with the resources to coordinate volunteer forces and donations for the village wrecked by Hurricane Dorian.
Duke Energy Seeks Nuclear License Renewals
Duke Energy will seek a 20-year renewal of operating licenses for reactors at six nuclear power plants, including the Brunswick plant near Southport.
Dominion Announces Offshore Wind Project
Dominion Energy says it’s moving on a plan to build in federal waters off Virginia Beach the largest offshore wind development in the country.
‘Forever Chemicals’ Execs Under Fire
For the first time, executives from Chemours, DuPont and 3M were called before a U.S. House environmental oversight committee to discuss their accountability in PFAS contamination plaguing North Carolina and the country.
