The state Department of Transportation awarded a $1.77 million emergency contract to RPC Contracting in Kitty Hawk to reopen and repair N.C. 12 on Ocracoke after the road was severely damaged by Hurricane Dorian,
NCDOT Secretary Shares Plan for More ZEVs
As part of Clean Energy Week, Sept. 22-28, NCDOT secretary presented Thursday a video and highlights of the state’s strategic plan for increasing the number of zero-emission vehicles, or ZEVs, in the state.
NC Challenges Endangered Species Rollbacks
Attorney General Josh Stein joins 17 other attorneys generals from across the country in a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s rollback of Endangered species protections, effective Thursday.
Sea Grant Launches ‘Lessons in Mariculture’
North Carolina Sea Grant has launched “Lessons in Mariculture,” an online suite of free lesson plans for science classrooms to introduce high schoolers to marine aquaculture, or “mariculture,”
Spill at Chemours Site Reaches Cape Fear
The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority in Wilmington and Brunswick County’s water utility temporarily stopped drawing water from the Cape Fear River in response to a spill at the Chemours Fayetteville Works site.
Ferry Long-Range Plan Survey Now Open
The state Ferry Division is asking the public for input that will be used to develop a long-range plan intended to help better meet the needs of passengers and communities.
Informal Meeting Set on ‘Jug Handle’ Bridge
NCDOT is holding Thursday an informal informational meeting to provide updates on the Rodanthe “jug handle” bridge currently under construction.
Sept. 22-28 is Clean Energy Week in NC
Gov. Roy Cooper will sign Monday a proclamation declaring Sept. 22-28 Clean Energy Week and will hear the North Carolina Clean Energy Plan Friday during the North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council meeting in Raleigh
NC Joins Case Against Trump Emissions Rule
California, North Carolina and 22 other states have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the Trump administration from preempting California’s ability to set its own vehicle emission standards.
Water Quality Advocate Todd Krafft Dies
Todd Krafft, Nags Head’s water quality coordinator and environmental planner and manager of the town’s Septic Health Initiative, died Monday in Kill Devil Hills. He was 46.
Duke Energy Seeks Nuclear License Renewals
Duke Energy will seek a 20-year renewal of operating licenses for reactors at six nuclear power plants, including the Brunswick plant near Southport.
Dominion Announces Offshore Wind Project
Dominion Energy says it’s moving on a plan to build in federal waters off Virginia Beach the largest offshore wind development in the country.
Carteret Gets $18M to Restore Beaches
FEMA and the state announced Friday that more than $18 million will go to reimburse expenses restoring Bogue Banks beaches damaged during Hurricane Florence.
It’s Estuaries Day Saturday at Beaufort Market
As part of National Estuaries Week, learn about the importance of estuaries Saturday during Olde Beaufort Farmers’ Market Estuaries Day.
GEST Expands to Include High Schoolers
Girls Exploring Science & Technology, initially for middle schoolers, is being offered Oct. 12 to ninth through 12th grade girls for them to learn about science, technology, engineering and math opportunities.
Carteret Big Sweep Joins Worldwide Cleanup
Carteret Big Sweep has organized cleanups across the county Saturday morning as part of the Ocean Conservancy’s 34th International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest single-day volunteer effort.
