As a dredge makes its way to the nearly impassable Oregon Inlet once again, a legislative task force hurries to finish its report on the state’s plans for taking over the inlet and adjacent land on the Outer Banks in Dare County.
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Nags Head Opposed to Seismic Testing
The town passed a resolution opposing the use of air guns to test for oil and natural gas below the sea floor off the N.C. coast.
Wilder Than a Bengal Jungle
In the last of two parts, the writings of famous American author Henry David Thoreau are compared to the scenery of Ocracoke Island.
Walking With Thoreau
In the first of two parts, a “Coastal Review Online” writer mirrors her beach walk on Ocracoke Island with the writings of famous American author Henry David Thoreau in his expedition of the Cape Cod coastline.
LID Draws a Packed House in Raleigh
A conference on low-impact development drew hundreds of people to hear about promising techniques to control runoff that is poisoning the state’s waterways.
No Easy Answers Yet for Maintaining Inlets
The Coastal Resource Commission’s inlet management study won’t be meeting its deadline to state legislators. The results of the study will be the basis for policy decisions on a series of complex issues relating to inlets.
Feds Continue Probe of Hofmann Wetlands
Public opposition against N.C. State University’s proposed sale of Hofmann Forest is growing on several fronts as the federal investigation continues into possible wetland violations.
Is a Brown Tide Rising in N.C. Waters?
Brown algae has fouled coastal waters from New York to Texas, killing shellfish and suffocating grass beds. So far North Carolina has been spared. Have we just been lucky or is it merely a matter of time?
Report Questions Titan Dewatering
A new report sponsored by the N.C. Coastal Federation raises questions about the effects of groundwater pumping at the proposed Titan America mine near Wilmington.
Our Coast’s Food: We All Scream for … Oyster Ice Cream?
We like our oysters any way we can get them — steamed, fried, baked, in soups and stews or just pried open and dotted with Tabasco. But we were surprised to learn that an ice-cream maker in Wilmington turns our favorite bivalve into a creamy concoction. With sprinkles, we hope.
The Scribes Meet the Outer Banks
Driving through a nor’easter on the Outer Banks, “Coastal Review Online” reporters continue their bus tour, learning about the state’s most-pressing environmental issues. This is the second part of their report.
The Scribes on the Bus
Eighteen journalists recently spent a week touring central and eastern North Carolina to learn about the state’s most-pressing environmental issues. Two “Coastal Review Online” reporters were among them. This is the first of their two reports.
Federation Staff Finally Moves Home
It’s been a long time coming, but the N.C. Coastal Federation Southeast staff finally moved into its new office, a remodeled beach house in Wrightsville Beach.
Oyster Workshop: A Meeting of the Minds
Experts gathered in Beaufort to talk about the best ways to restore and enhance North Carolina’s oyster populations and water quality.
Groups Ask Court to Dismiss State Suit
The N.C. Coastal Federation and two other environmental groups say the state’s lawsuit against tougher air-pollution regulations was filed three years too late.
A Spring for the Birds
Ungainly brown pelicans, stately blue herons and boldly patterned oystercatchers are just some of the birds you can see on cruises sponsored by the N.C. Coastal Federation this spring.
