The N.C. House of Representatives approved yesterday a spending plan that restores some of the conservation funds cut from the budget last year and includes a number of provisions supporting oyster revitalization efforts.
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Back to Square One With Lost Colony?
After digging around Hatteras Island, English archaeologist Mark Horton has returned to the original theory that the Roanoke colonists went to live with the friendly Croatan Indians in what is today Buxton.
Report: Resources Boost Economy, Health
A new report measures the benefits the Albemarle-Pamlico watershed’s natural resources provide for the region’s residents and economy.
Silent Spring in Japan
Visiting environmentalists from Japan tell of a mountainous, forested country where the song of birds have been nearly stilled.
Time Running Out for Old Cemetery
Storms and rising seas threaten the Midgett Cemetery near Salvo on Hatteras Island. Efforts are underway to raise $120,000 to save the old cemetery, where generations of islanders are buried.
A Hurricane and the Treasure Fleet
Weather and treasure collided off the coast of Ocracoke in 1750 and the result was the greatest act of piracy in history. And Blackbeard had nothing to do with it.
Coastal Sketch: Gene and Sue Huntsman
The longtime members of the Carteret Wildlife Club and the driving force behind two major hiking trails will receive the Order of the Longleaf Pine, the state’s highest civilian honor.
Town Mulls Closing Street Wiped by Erosion
Nags Head officials are set to hold a public hearing on whether to close a portion of a town street lost to erosion or assess property owners to pay for its upkeep.
Seismic Testing Q&A: Whales and Fishermen
The second part of our series on using air guns to survey for undersea oil and natural gas focuses on the possible effects on marine mammals, fish and commercial and recreation fishermen.
Seismic Testing Q&A: The Pros and Cons
We spend the next two days exploring the proposed benefits and possible problems with using air guns to explore for oil and natural gas off the N.C. coast. Today, the pros.
Open Space Can Be Money in the Bank
Stream buffers, wetlands and other types of dedicated open space in your community can save coastal homeowners money on their federal flood insurance.
Revenue Sharing Key to Wind Energy Plan
N.C. Environment Secretary Donald van der Vaart says proposed lease sales for commercial wind-energy development off the N.C. coast must include revenue sharing.
Legislators Scrutinize DEQ Legal Fund
Legislators mulling Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposed budget want state environmental officials to explain why they need additional $5 million to cover litigation expense.
Our Celestial Coast: The Red Planet
Mars is the celestial star this month. It will be in opposition on May 22, which will be a great opportunity to view the planet.
CRO Editor Receives Green Tie Award
The N.C. League of Conservation Voters will present next week its annual awards for environmental advocacy and recognize Coastal Review Online Editor Frank Tursi with its Catalyst Award.
Roosevelt Partnership Honors Louis Bacon
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership recently presented its 2016 Lifetime Conservation Achievement Award to philanthropist Louis Bacon, founder and chairman of the Moore Charitable Foundation.
