State environmental and health officials are urging the public to avoid the green or blue water in the Chowan River, the result of an algal bloom.
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Butler Raises GenX Issue During Budget Talks
New Hanover County’s Rep. Deb Butler pointed to concern about the GenX compound in the Wilmington area’s drinking water supply and DEQ permitting backlogs in a plea to spare the agency from cuts in the budget passed Thursday.
Bag Ban Repeal, Fisheries Panel Cuts Loom
Measures to repeal the Outer Banks ban on plastic shopping bags and to cut the two at-large seats from the Marine Fisheries Commission have advanced in the General Assembly.
James Barrie Gaskill, Friend of Our Coast
James Barrie Gaskill of Ocracoke, an educator, commercial fisherman, family man and advocate for a healthy North Carolina coast, died Wednesday at 74.
State Agencies Seek Answers on GenX
State environmental and health regulators said they will continue studying the presence of the chemical GenX in the Cape Fear River as the chemical’s manufacturer moves to halt discharge.
Navassa Residents Demand Health Answers
Folks living near the site of a former wood-treatment operation in Navassa in Brunswick County say their questions about its health risks have gone unanswered for too long.
Can Hemp Take Root As Coastal Cash Crop?
Northeastern N.C. farmer Fen Rascoe is one of a few dozen in the state licensed to grow hemp, a once-important cash crop now legal again for the first time in decades.
Langley Picked As Lower Neuse Riverkeeper
Katy Langley has accepted the position of Lower Neuse Riverkeeper after the recent departure of Travis Graves.
Topsail Dune Rule: Is Legislative Fix Possible?
Both sides in the ongoing battle over Topsail Beach’s repeal of its dune-protection ordinance agree that a related provision recently stripped from a pending House bill was too broad.
Help Needed To Find Sick Humpback
The Outer Banks Marine Mammal Stranding Network seeks the public’s help in locating a sick and emaciated humpback whale spotted Saturday north of Oregon Inlet.
Waterfowl Museum to Celebrate 25 Years
A tribute to Harkers Island musicians will be part of Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center’s 25th anniversary celebration June 23-24.
Misidentifying Mackerels Could Cost
The Division of Marine Fisheries is advising anglers to look carefully when deciding to keep or release a mackerel, as mistaking a king for a Spanish can get expensive.
Runoff Study Aims For Better Water Quality
Researchers with the UNC-Institute of Marine Sciences are working with Beaufort to help the town better protect coastal waters from stormwater pollution.
Chemical in Cape Fear Under Investigation
The DEQ and state Department of Health and Human Services are collaborating to investigate the presence in Cape Fear River of a compound known as GenX.
Portsmouth Steward Dave Frum Retires
Dave Frum, the National Park Service’s part-time caretaker of Portsmouth Village for the last 28 years, has retired.
Screech Owls of the Longleaf Pines
Spending time alone in the deep longleaf pine forest, nature photographer Jared Lloyd has developed his own theories about the coloring of the eastern screech owl.
