The North Carolina Coastal Federation says plans in the works to develop a 300-acre addition to Hammocks Beach State Park should be limited to “low-impact” activities or risk damaging its natural features.
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Coastal Sketch: Jan Harris of Sunset Beach
Jan Harris of Sunset Beach has been fighting environmental injustice for a long time, and her efforts to protect the natural beauty of her beloved beach town continue.
Piedmont to Replace Gas Line Beneath River
Piedmont Natural Gas seeks permits to install a replacement gas line beneath the Cape Fear River to the Sutton steam plant in New Hanover County.
What’s In A Name? New Hanover Places
From Castle Hayne to Monkey Junction, Dry Pond to Zeke’s Island, New Hanover County has a number of unusual place names, with stories that are part of the history of the North Carolina coast.
Weekend Event Celebrates Decoys, Tradition
The Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend, Dec. 2-4 in Harkers Island, is an annual celebration of Down East North Carolina’s coastal culture and heritage.
Did Thanksgiving Tradition Begin Here?
Native people on Roanoke Island were gracious hosts when the English met them during the Raleigh expeditions of 1584-87, with encounters that seem much like an earlier Thanksgiving than what most Americans learn about in school.
Letting It Soak In: Stormwater Retention Pays
A recent federal study estimates the monetary value of reducing stormwater runoff from development, suggesting that over time hundreds of millions of dollars in groundwater resources can be saved.
DEQ Secretary Asks Trump to Curb EPA
North Carolina is one of five states asking the president-elect to roll back federal control and give states more power to regulate the environment.
Revenue-Sharing Bill Halted in Senate
The Senate, in a procedural vote Thursday, rejected a bill that would have allowed revenue sharing from offshore energy production with states, including North Carolina.
Truax To Join Environmental Defense Fund
Hawley Truax, the environment officer at the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, will start at his new position at the Environmental Defense Fund in January.
Town Takes Steps to Curb Flooding, Pollution
The town of Pine Knoll Shores has begun to install natural, environmentally friendly methods of coping with stormwater runoff and persistent problem flooding.
Cape Lookout’s Pat Kenney Gets Promotion
Pat Kenney, superintendent at Cape Lookout National Seashore since 2011, was recently selected as the new deputy superintendent of Yellowstone National Park.
Figure Eight’s Terminal Groin Vote Falls Short
A vote on a special assessment of Figure Eight Island property owners to pay for a proposed terminal groin at Rich Inlet has come up short of the number needed for the project to proceed.
Official: New Flood Maps Are More Accurate
An official with the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping office is aware of concerns raised about changes in proposed new flood insurance rate maps, but says their accuracy is improved.
Law Center Files Suit Over NCDOT Emails
The Southern Environmental Law Center has filed a lawsuit against the state transportation secretary, seeking access to emails related to the proposed mid-Currituck bridge.
Perquimans Board Denies Wind Farm Permit
A conditional-use permit for Clean Energy’s Timbermill Wind proposal in Perquimans County was rejected Monday in a 3-2 vote
