Coastal residents are facing a tidal wave of pending insurance rate hikes. A bill in the N.C. General Assembly could offer some relief.
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Coastal Sketch: Dick Bierly
The president of the N.C. Coastal Federation, a retired business executive, would have been surprised years ago if someone had asked him if he was an environmentalist.
Meetings Set for Inlet-Management Study
The first of four meetings to hear what people think are the best ways to manage the developed inlets along the N.C. coast will be held this week in Buxton.
Opinions Split on Offshore Seismic Testing
Gov. Pat McCrory welcomed a new federal environmental review that opens the N.C. coast to seismic testing for oil and natural gas, but a number of groups and hundreds people at town meetings disagree.
Our Coast’s Food: Oyster Stew
Coastal N.C. natives will put up with jalapenos in their pimento cheese and bourbon in their pecan pie, but don’t mess with their steaming bowls of oyster stew.
CRC Removes Restrictions at Old Inlet
To no one’s surprise, the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission yesterday sided with its science panel and agreed to a rule change that will lift the development restrictions from Mad Inlet at Sunset Beach.
Sunset Beach Wants CRC to Table Inlet Proposal
The state’s Coastal Resources Commission will take up a controversial proposal when it meets today to remove an old inlet from state rules that restrict development near inlets, but Sunset Beach wants the CRC to table it.
Spreading the Word About Runoff Control
Burrows Smith, a Wilmington developer, will be one of the attendees at a conference next month who will be preaching about new methods to control poisoned runoff to protect coastal waters.
Snowy Owls Have Been Good for Business
The rare appearance of snowy owls on Ocracoke has attracted birders from across the state, boosting the economy during a normally slow time.
The Polar Vortex, Climate Change and Our Coast
The wild swings of winter weather, scientists tell us, are related to a changing climate. It may be time to dust off an old report that suggests ways to better prepare for a different future.
DENR Moves to Block Groups in Lawsuit
North Carolina environmental regulators have asked a federal judge to block environmental groups from intervening in a state lawsuit that challenges stricter federal limits on a type of harmful air pollutant.
Feds Widen Probe of Coal Ash Ponds
The U.S. attorney in Raleigh issued more subpoenas that widened the probe of the state’s oversight of all toxic coal ash ponds, including three near Wilmington.
Heading Down the Home Stretch
The N.C. Coastal Federation is nearly done completing the renovation of a historic house in Wrightsville Beach that will be the group’s new regional office and education center.
Are These Bad for Tourism, Home Values?
Opponents of a now-dead wind farm in Carteret County claimed that the turbines would depress property values and kill tourism. We take a closer look.
Mine Opponents Pin Hopes on Challenge
Worried neighbors of a proposed quarry in Beaufort County are hoping that a state law judge will order a review of the mine’s permit to discharge millions of gallons of freshwater into Blounts Creek.
Kitty Hawk Considers Beach Taxing Plan
Though a possible beach widening project is still months off, the Dare County town has begun considering a taxing plan to pay for it.
