Susan White has been named the new director for North Carolina Space Grant, after having served as interim director since February.
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Sam’s Field Notes: Bats Get A Bum Rap
They’re the stuff of ghost stories and Halloween scares, but bats are not the blind, blood-sucking demons they’ve been made out to be. However, they are in trouble.
DEQ Puts New Restrictions On Chemours
The Department of Environmental Quality has ordered Chemours to keep additional industrial wastewater with fluorinated compounds from being released into the Cape Fear River.
Burr Hears Lake Mattamuskeet Concerns
Sen. Richard Burr recently met with Hyde County officials to hear their concerns about federal money for flood mitigation, storm recovery and restoration of Lake Mattamuskeet’s watershed and its lodge.
Frisco Pier, Pier House Removal Project Set
The removal of Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier, also known as Frisco Pier, and its pier house is slated to begin in December with completion expected by spring 2018.
Coastal Birding Trail Marks 10th Anniversary
Officials and about 100 attendees, including N.C. First Lady Kristin Cooper, recently celebrated on the Outer Banks the 10th anniversary of the North Carolina Birding Trail, a partnership project linking birding sites across the state.
DEQ: Beach Project Permitting Streamlined
The Division of Coastal Management, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Army Corps of Engineers, has developed a new approach to streamline part of the permitting process for beach re-nourishment projects.
Panel Weighs In On Passenger Ferry Plan
Questions about parking, public information and other logistics are among the key details to be worked out before the state’s first passenger ferry, which is proposed for the Hatteras-Ocracoke route, is placed into service.
Lawsuit Delays OIB Terminal Groin Project
Ocean Isle Beach has hired Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP to represent it in the lawsuit challenging the town’s terminal groin project, a fight that could go on for at least a year.
Rick Luettich and the Science of Storm Surge
Rick Luettich, director of the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, has turned his lifelong fascination with water movement into a career as a well-known expert on storm surge, but he’s still working on better prediction methods.
State Launches Tool to Track Disaster Work
A new online resource created by N.C. Department of Information Technology offers up-to-the-minute data as Hurricane Matthew recovery moves into the next phase with allocations to local governments, housing buyouts and elevation.
Event to Celebrate Oysters, Shellfish Growers
Oyster lovers and others interested in the roles shellfish play in both the environment and the economy, get ready to Shuck, Rattle and Roll, an event Friday highlighting Carteret Community College’s aquaculture program.
Our Coast’s Food: The Spots Are Running
When spots are schooling, from late August to November, coastal folk are known to “fry up a mess of ’em” and enjoy their mild, sweet flavor, a favorite for generations.
State Awards Beach, Water Access Grants
The Division of Coastal Management announced Friday that it had awarded more than $1.6 million to 14 local governments to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters.
Portsmouth Village Reopens to Public
The National Park Service has reopened Portsmouth Village to visitors after being closed because of flooding from Hurricane Maria in late September.
Environmentalist, Oil Exec Face Off at Forum
Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, and John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil Co., shared their perspectives on offshore drilling Tuesday in Wilmington.
