The Department of Environmental Quality is moving through a process to stop Chemours’ GenX emissions, even if it means Chemours’ shutdown, as legislators consider their next steps ahead of the session that begins next month.
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Topsail Board OKs Anti-Drilling Resolution
Topsail Beach commissioners approved Wednesday, in a split vote that included an abstention, a resolution opposed to oil and gas drilling and seismic testing off the N.C. coast,
Superfund Site Ideas Honor Town’s Heritage
Concepts presented Tuesday for redeveloping Navassa’s former creosote plant site include not only commercial lots but also recreational amenities and features that recognize the town’s history and culture.
Trump: NC Bridge Shows Need for Rollbacks
President Donald Trump this week used the decades-long Bonner Bridge replacement project as an example of how cuts to environmental review requirements would hasten construction of infrastructure projects.
Jones Asks For More Dredging Funds
Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., says the Corps of Engineers should tap unallocated funds to pay for dredging projects in North Carolina inlets, channels and harbors.
Sam’s Field Notes: Sandhill Cranes
Our Sam Bland shares his adventures trying to catch a glimpse of a pair of sandhill cranes that made a stop in Beaufort during their fall migration to the wintering grounds in Florida.
SC Group Seeks Data on Offshore Dumping
A S.C. business group has filed requests with the Defense Department and federal nuclear regulatory agencies seeking information on conventional, chemical and radioactive weapons and materials that were dumped into the Atlantic Ocean.
Cooper Seeks $14.5 Million for DEQ, DHHS
In advance of the General Assembly’s session that begins May 16, Gov. Roy Cooper outlined on Tuesday his recommended funding for state environmental and health regulatory agencies to address emerging contaminants including GenX.
Dare Rejects Arguments For Offshore Drilling
A presentation advocating seismic surveys and the possibility of offshore drilling off the North Carolina coast did not sway the Dare Board of Commissioners from their stance that it carried an unacceptable risk.
DEQ Files Injunction Against Chemours
The state Department of Environmental Quality asked the court Monday to require Chemours to control air emissions of GenX compounds.
Grants Announced for Contaminant Research
The North Carolina Policy Collaboratory has announced $430,000 in grants for three research projects to address emerging contaminants, including GenX, in North Carolina.
Public Weighs In on Holden Beach Groin
Most who spoke Friday during a Holden Beach town commissioners meeting voiced opposition to the $34.4 million plan to build a terminal groin at the east end of the beach.
Piehler to Lead Institute for Environment
Michael Piehler, current interim executive director of the UNC Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese and professor at UNC Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City, has been named director of UNC Institute for the Environment.
N. Topsail Board Refuses Revetment Contract
The North Topsail Beach Board of Aldermen has refused to accept the lone contract proposal offered so far to repair the sandbag wall built to protect beachfront homes and condos from erosion.
Knapp to Lead Effort To Stop Seismic Testing
Frank Knapp Jr., Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast former president and CEO, is now focusing his attention at the helm of the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce on a potential lawsuit to stop seismic testing in the Atlantic.
State Requires Chemours to Prove Control
The state Division of Air Quality moved Friday to require Chemours to show within three weeks that air emissions at the Fayetteville facility can be controlled at a level that will stop contributions to groundwater violations.
