NCDOT’s Southport-Fort Fisher ferry route resumed service on its full fall schedule Tuesday after having been out of service since a ramp failure at the Southport Terminal Aug. 27.
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UNCW Series Examines Climate Challenges
A seminar Tuesday on managing and adapting as sea levels rise, along with other effects of climate change, kicked off UNCW’s monthly, collaborative series on coastal resiliency.
Vibrio Death Not Caused by NC Shellfish
The contaminated oysters that caused the recent death of a North Carolina resident were not a North Carolina shellfish product, state officials confirmed.
Repairs to NC 12 on Ocracoke Begin
The state Department of Transportation awarded a $1.77 million emergency contract to RPC Contracting in Kitty Hawk to reopen and repair N.C. 12 on Ocracoke after the road was severely damaged by Hurricane Dorian,
PFAS Found in Biodegradable Food Packaging
Biodegradable paper plates and food packaging may seem environmentally friendly, but recent studies have found per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in compost that includes food containers.
NCDOT Secretary Shares Plan for More ZEVs
As part of Clean Energy Week, Sept. 22-28, NCDOT secretary presented Thursday a video and highlights of the state’s strategic plan for increasing the number of zero-emission vehicles, or ZEVs, in the state.
NCDOT Fields ‘Jug Handle’ Bridge Questions
NCDOT representatives answered questions and provided updates Thursday on Rodanthe “jug handle” Bridge construction during a meeting with residents and property owners immediately impacted by the project.
Heavy Equipment at Issue in Dune Planting
Federal and state agencies are working to resolve questions about how dune planting after beach renourishment projects can be done without harming endangered species.
Carteret Panel OKs $28.2M Nourishment Bid
The Carteret County Beach Commission voted to accept a $28.2 million bid for a Bogue Banks beach nourishment project to begin early next year.
NC Challenges Endangered Species Rollbacks
Attorney General Josh Stein joins 17 other attorneys generals from across the country in a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s rollback of Endangered species protections, effective Thursday.
NC Not Getting Federal Grant to Study PFAS
North Carolina is not among seven states that will be awarded federal grant funding to conduct health studies on people in specific communities who have been drinking water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS.
Cooper, Cabinet Members Visit Ocracoke
Gov. Roy Cooper and members of his cabinet visited Ocracoke Island Monday to survey recovery efforts following Hurricane Dorian’s Sept. 6 landfall.
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.
