Legislation passed this year calls for new ways to restore the state’s shellfish resources, with policy studies and reworked plans for an oyster sanctuary.
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Offshore Oil Ads Promise Jobs, Revenue
A petroleum industry lobbying group has launched an ad blitz to counter growing opposition to offshore drilling but critics say it’s the same old arguments.
EPA Warns State on Permit Cases
An EPA official has warned the N.C. environmental secretary that actions to limit the public’s right to challenge pollution permits will prompt the agency to step in.
‘Swimming Lessons’
Photographer Terri Chabot captured this image, “Swimming Lessons,” Oct. 24 at Kure Beach Pier.
Living Shorelines Gain New Attention
Seawalls are widely used to control erosion but federal and state agencies are considering new rules to permit living shorelines as a natural alternative.
Groups Block Ocean Isle Permit Application
State regulators bowed Thursday to environmental groups protesting their decision to accept Ocean Isle Beach’s incomplete permit application for a terminal groin.
North Carolina Breathing Easy
North Carolina is on track to meet new federal limits on the air pollutant ozone, according to environment officials’ recent assessments of the state’s air.
Our Celestial Coast: Meteor Showers
We’re offering a new monthly feature that gives us of glimpse of the month’s astronomical features. November is always good for meteor showers.
Changes in Atlantic Sooner Than Expected
An area of cold, fresh water in the otherwise warming, salty north Atlantic, could hasten sea-level rise on the East Coast and affect climate patterns worldwide
‘Breakfast’
Photographer Jody Merritt captured this image, “Breakfast,” Oct. 9 in Atlantic Beach.
Tearing Apart, Coming Together
Waves and wind can bring destruction and sorrow, but they bring people together. After a storm, the people of Hatteras Island look out for each other.
Outer Bankers: Riders on the Storm
This is a story about a few of the men and women whose home is a fleeting sandbar; whose lives are dictated by the wind and the water; whose resolves are unshakable. These are the men and women who have weathered the storm.
Our Coast’s Food: Candied Yams
Candied yams is a favorite Southern dish but this noble, historically significant root deserves a more fitting crown than the familiar marshmallow goo.
We Still Have Time, Climate Scientist Says
Michael Mann, one of the leading atmospheric researchers in the world and the author of the famed “hockey stick” graph of greenhouse gas emissions, sat down recently with us. We still have time, he says, to fix our ways.
Activism in Russia Can Mean Jail, Beatings
Members of Environmental Watch of the North Caucasus, a group of Russian activists, visited the N.C. coast recently. No one beat them, handcuffed them and hauled them off to jail.
‘Feeling Crabby’
Photographer Terri Chabot captured this image, “Feeling Crabby,” Sept. 8 at Carolina Beach State Park.
