Groups seeking to challenge a Coastal Area Management Act permit issued in June for an oceanfront development at the west end of Sunset Beach have been granted a hearing to make their case against the controversial project.
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Our Coast’s Food: The Perfect Crabcake
When it comes to preparing the perfect crab cake, less is more – unless you’re talking about the crab meat.
Budget Includes Beach Re-nourishment Study
In the 2017 budget, a provision was included for a study on the benefits of beach renourishment in an effort to gain support from the General Assembly for nourishment funding.
Pilkeys Seek to Inspire Young Scientists
Noted geologist Orrin Pilkey and his son Charles provide a scientific method for loving the coast in their new book, “Lessons from the Sand: Family-Friendly Science Activities You can do on a Carolina Beach.”
Deadline Approaches for Permit Appeal
Groups opposed to a planned 21-lot subdivision on an undeveloped, oceanfront stretch of Sunset Beach are awaiting a decision on whether they will be allowed to appeal a recently issued state permit for the project.
Federation to Partner in Oyster Reef Project
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service announced Wednesday that the North Carolina Coastal Federation will be a partner in a nearly $1.28 million project to build oyster reefs in Pamlico Sound.
North Topsail Seeks Bids to Build Park
North Topsail Beach is advertising for construction bids to build a new park with public water access on a Stump Sound tributary.
Guest Column: Costly Catfish Trade Barrier
North Carolina seafood dealer Justin Conrad says a federal program created under the guise of improving food safety is nothing more than a trade barrier to imported catfish, one that also puts the state’s agriculture-export business at risk.
Catfish Blues: Rule Threatens Native Species
Scientists and commercial fishermen worry that a recent regulatory change could kill the commercial market for blue catfish, an invasive species that left unchecked could wipe out native fish populations in North Carolina waters.
Navy Sonar Ruling Overturned
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the National Marine Fisheries Service wrongly permitted the Navy to use low-frequency sonar in the world’s oceans, citing inadequate protection of marine mammals.
‘Sad’ Little Boat Tells a Story of Courage
Four women visiting the Cape Lookout National Seashore came upon a small, rusted boat on the beach with strange yellow markings. Thus began the search for the story that the “sad” little boat surely told.
Making Inlets More User Friendly, Less Scary
The chairman of the panel that manages coastal development rules wants to create a new term that downplays the perils of owning beach property near coastal inlets.
Fresh Flounder, Free Delivery
A mother osprey delivers a fresh flounder to the nest for her eyas, or chicks. Photo: Toni Schmidt
Navassa: Cleaning Up a Century of Pollution
It took decades, but a plan to clean up the legacy left by an old creosote plant is finally beginning to take shape.
Navassa: From Guano to Creosote
A black industrial town in an agricultural and tourist county, Navassa is the “poster child” for environmental justice issues, says an advocate.
Navassa: A Century of Contamination
CRO spends the next three days in Navassa, a predominantly black town in Brunswick County that has been the site of a century of industrial pollution. Today, we relive some of that history and outline the plan for the cleanup.
