Five years into a coastwide plan to address marine debris in North Carolina waters, those behind the plan met last week to judge their effort and consider the message going forward.
National Estuaries Week sheds light on fragile habitats
National Estuaries Week, Sept. 21-28, is a celebration of economically and ecologically vital and sensitive ecosystems, and there’s still time to take part and learn more.
BOEM begins planning second Atlantic offshore wind lease
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is in the early stages of planning to determine new wind energy areas for the Central Atlantic region.
Storm thrashes NC coast: historic rainfall, crumpled roads
Brunswick and New Hanover counties each saw more than 15 inches of rainfall over the past two days as the storm that formed off the East Coast came ashore near Myrtle Beach.
Plan in motion to build resiliency in Carteret’s North River
Coastal Carolina Riverwatch has worked with North River residents on a long-term plan to address multiple flooding challenges in the flood-prone, unincorporated area of the county .
Conchologists expand, revise popular seashell field guide
Seashell enthusiasts teamed up to revise and expand the decades-old “Seashells of North Carolina” written in 1997 by Hugh Porter, who had a 55-year career at UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, and Lynn Houser.
Groups petition EPA to revoke NC’s water permit authority
Advocacy groups are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to revoke the state’s authority to regulate water pollution through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program.
Transition to La Niña may offer East Coast flooding relief
After a period of record flooding along the North Carolina coast, a recurring cooling trend in the Pacific is set to bring some relief here, according to a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration outlook.
Museum to mark 125th anniversary of Ca’e Bankers’ exodus
The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center is host for the Diamond City Homecoming, a celebration of the hearty Cape Banks residents forced inland by storms 125 years ago.
Coastal Federation honors founder during Pelican Awards
The nonprofit advocacy organization honored coastal stewards, including its founder Todd Miller, Saturday during its annual Pelican Awards and Taste of the Coast event.
Wildlife Resources OKs 4-day recreational flounder season
The state agency that manages inland waters voted last week to hold an abbreviated recreational flounder season in its waters Sept. 1-2, and Sept. 7-8.
‘Waist-deep in whale innards’: Vessel strikes, speed at issue
The state is reviewing NOAA’s proposed changes to the North Atlantic right whale speed rule, which may affect the marine economy, as necropsies show half of whale mortalities since 2017 were from vessel strikes.
Court dismisses case challenging PFAS health advisory
A federal appeals court this week dismissed Chemours’ petition to review the Environmental Protection Agency’s advisory related to the toxicity of a compound used in the company’s GenX manufacturing.
Deputy’s arrest does little to assuage group’s concerns
The Native American group’s leaders say law enforcement and the media perpetuated a racist and biased narrative until the former deputy was arrested two weeks after the June 23 altercation, which they call a hate crime.
New guide helps tackle ID’ing state’s freshwater fishes
Check out the recently published “A Guide to North Carolina’s Freshwater Fishes” to find out which of the 40 families of freshwater fish are on the coast and where.
Legislature to revisit significant archaeological resources
Sen. Norm Sanderson last week vowed to again take up measures to deal “with all the archaeological situations that we have in North Carolina that have kind of sprung up on us recently.”
