Work continues on the long-planned replacement for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet and is scheduled to open to traffic during the fall of this year.
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Mid-Currituck Bridge Project Under Review
Depending on the outcome of an evaluation of the 2012 environmental impact statement, the proposed mid-Currituck bridge project could possibly move forward although several obstacles including funding and potential lawsuits could derail the project.
Pervious Parking Lot Installed in Swansboro
A new parking lot that will allow stormwater to soak into the ground has been installed at Swansboro Town Hall as part of the town’s watershed restoration plan.
Comment Period on Chemours Ends July 11
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is reminding the public that the comment period closes July 11 on a proposed court order against Chemours.
Spot A Shark USA Is Looking For Photos
The Sand Tiger Shark Consortium recently launched Spot A Shark USA, which allows underwater photographers to participate in sand tiger shark conservation efforts by uploading shark imagery to the Spot A Shark USA website.
A Search for Answers in Rare Whale’s Death
Pat Garber of Ocracoke shares her firsthand account of the necropsy earlier this year of a rare Gervais’ beaked whale that stranded and died on the beach at Ocracoke Island.
Lake Mattamuskeet Meeting Rescheduled
The July 10 public meeting for the Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan has been rescheduled for 7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and will take place in Swan Quarter.
Independence Day on the NC Coast
A July Fourth fireworks display lights up the boardwalk at Carolina Beach, one of many North Carolina beach communities that celebrated the holiday with fireworks over the water. Photo: Kirk Ross
Pitch Pines and Tar Burners: A 1792 Account
North Carolina historian David Cecelski shares an historical account of what he thinks might be the best description of tar making in the state he has ever read, written by an English merchant from a 1792 visit to coastal North Carolina.
Officials Warn of Algal Bloom in Chowan River
State Division of Water Resources officials are urging the public to avoid the green or blue water in the Chowan River from an algal bloom 12 miles upstream of Edenton.
Pender Flooding, Wetlands to Be Studied
A team of researchers and county officials will work together to study how coastal flooding and sea level rise could impact Pender County wetlands.
Panel Proposes Redrawn Inlet Hazard Areas
The Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel, after more than a decade of study, is ready to present its recommended boundaries defining inlet hazard areas on N.C. beaches, setting the stage for new development rules.
Corps Rejects Major Bogue Banks Sand Plan
The Army Corps of Engineers said no to a beach nourishment project for all of the Bogue Banks oceanfront, except Fort Macon State Park, eastern Atlantic Beach and western Emerald Isle.
Federation Welcomes New Coastal Advocate
Kerri Allen will begin her work Monday as North Carolina Coastal Federation coastal advocate and will be based in the Wrightsville Beach office.
Analysis: NC’s Battle for Regulatory Control
One of the General Assembly’s six proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall would significantly shift toward the legislature the state’s longstanding balance of power in environmental regulation.
No Deal on Shellfish as Legislators Adjourn
Both a major rewrite of shellfish leasing laws and an attempt to resolve an issue with leases in the Masonboro Nature Island Reserve were left unresolved as the General Assembly’s session ended Friday.
