Registration is open for the fifth annual North Carolina Marine Debris Symposium, set for Sept. 11-12 at the Duke Marine Lab, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort.
Proper Pet Awareness Day at Aquarium
Fall into fur during Proper Pet Awareness Day Sept. 21 at the NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island.
Low Country Boil & Brew Sept. 24
The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Wrightsville Beach office will hold its annual fundraising event, Low Country Boil & Brew, at the new Wrightsville Beach Brewery on Sept. 24, 4-7 p.m.
Deep-Sea Study To Begin Off Southeast Coast
Federal Agencies have teamed up for a four-and-a-half year study of deep-sea coral, canyon, and gas seep ecosystems in the mid- and south Atlantic.
Study Begins For Alternate Route to SC
The Department of Transportation has begun a study to determine alternatives for a proposed connector from U.S. 17 near Shallotte to South Carolina.
Q&A Session Set: Well Testing for GenX
North Carolina’s department’s of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services are set to host Thursday a community information session regarding the state’s plans to test private wells near Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility in Bladen County.
State, Chemours Reach Agreement on GenX
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and Chemours, the company that produces GenX, reached an agreement Friday to halt discharge of other compounds of concern.
Wilmington Cigarette Butt Recycling Expanded
Keep New Hanover Beautiful has expanded a program that began downtown and helped Wilmington International Airport procure 10 cigarette butt recycling canisters.
Better Tools Needed to Predict Storm Surge
Coastal geologist Rob Young says the Saffir-Simpson Scale used to measure the wind speed of a tropical storm or hurricane is not a good indicator of the storm surge potential of a given storm.
State Initiates Lawsuit Against Chemours
Chemours was ordered Tuesday by state officials to stop releasing all fluorinated compounds into the Cape Fear River. The state also began legal action against the company and the process to suspend its permit for discharging wastewater into the river.
Rep. Chris Millis Announces Resignation
State Rep. Chris Millis, R-Pender, announced Friday his plans to resign his House seat effective Sept. 15 to spend more time with his family.
Coastal Federation Brings In New Advocate
The North Carolina Coastal Federation has welcomed its new coastal advocate, Michael Flynn, to its northeast office in Wanchese.
River Quality Panels Take Shape
House and Senate leaders announced this week appointments to new committees on river quality to investigate the discharge of GenX into the Cape Fear River. Â
Other Compounds ID’d in Chemours’ Waste
State regulators say two additional chemical compounds of concern have been identified in the waste stream of the company responsible for discharging GenX into the Cape Fear River.
Lawsuit An Option To Stop Proposed Bridge
A lawyer for the Southern Environmental Law Center said it’s possible a lawsuit will be filed to stop the mid-Currituck bridge project.
EPA Fines Cargill for Stormwater Discharges
The EPA is assessing a $75,500 penalty against Cargill Inc., which operates a soybean processing plant in Fayetteville, for more than 30 violations related to discharging polluted stormwater into a tributary of the Cape Fear River.
