The state House Friday approved new language for two constitutional amendments for the November ballot, dropping a provision challenged by environmental groups to strip the governor’s powers to appoint members of state boards and commissions.
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CEP Sets Hazardous Waste Collection Dates
The Coastal Environmental Partnership has announced dates for hazardous waste collection in Carteret, Craven and Pamlico counties.
Pivotal Fall Ahead For GenX Research, Action
A network of university researchers is set to present plans and objectives for studying GenX and other compounds next month, as environmental regulators consider next steps.
Group to Screen DuPont Documentary
Cape Fear River Watch is to host Sept. 6 a screening of the film, “The Devil We Know,” a documentary about a group of West Virginia residents taking on DuPont for contaminating the area’s drinking water supply.
NC Sea Grant Seeks Comments on Program
North Carolina Sea Grant requests comments about its work by Sept. 25 to be reviewed by a team convened by the National Sea Grant College Program.
State Set to Step Up Water Quality Testing
New, additional funding for shellfish sanitation and recreational water quality testing in the state could go a long way in protecting public health.
VW Settlement to Fund Cleaner Buses
North Carolina plans to fund cleaner school buses with part of its $92 million share of a national settlement with Volkswagen for unlawfully cheating on vehicle emissions.
Cape Lookout Duck Blind Permits Lottery Set
The 2018-2019 Cape Lookout National Seashore temporary duck blind permits lottery will begin at 8 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Harkers Island Visitor Center.
Swansboro OK’d for parking grant
Swansboro has been awarded more than $50,000 to add public parking at the Town Hall campus, adding to the recently opened parking area that was designed to mitigate stormwater runoff.
Closures Result of Record Rainfall in July
Many North Carolina waters were closed to harvesting shellfish and recreational water use after the deluge that made July one of the wettest months on record.
Dare Commissioners Nix Plastic Straw Ban
Dare County commissioners voted 4-3 Monday to reject a ban on plastic drinking straws proposed by a United Methodist Church youth group.
Carteret County To Get More Artificial Reefs
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program will begin this week in Carteret County construction on two new estuarine artificial reefs and sink a retired tugboat at an existing artificial reef site later.
Our Coast’s Food: Make Friends With Okra
Not everyone is immediately taken with okra or its notoriously slimy goo, but proper selection and preparation can add to the vegetable’s appeal.
Panel Backs State’s GenX Health Goal
The state environmental and health secretaries’ Science Advisory Board recommended Monday that officials continue to use a health goal for GenX of 140 parts per trillion.
Corbett to Lead Coastal Studies Institute
East Carolina University announced Friday that Reide Corbett will serve as the new University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute director.
Dare Names Contractor to Build Dredge
The Dare County Oregon Inlet Task Force selected EJE Recycling of Greenville as the contractor for the public-private partnership to build and operate a dredge to maintain Oregon Inlet.
