Reader Jim Snyders captured this image of sea foam recently on the beach near the 6800 block of Emerald Isle.
Corps Considers Shifting Shipping Channel
The Army Corps of Engineers is considering a plan to shift the channel in Beaufort Inlet westward, away from Shackleford Banks and closer to Fort Macon, to address shoaling problems.
Work Progresses on Hatteras Solar Garden
Work on Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative’s Community Solar Garden, which had been delayed, is now progressing and members can get bill credits for purchasing panels.
N.C. Alligators Get a Reprieve
Alligators in North Carolina were granted a reprieve… for a little while anyway. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, heeding the advice of scientists, decided not to allow an alligator hunting season this year.
‘Ibis at Rest’
Reader Terri Chabot captured this pair of immature ibis preening at Greenfield Lake in Wilmington.
Poll Shows Support for Clean Power Plan
Public Policy Polling’s latest poll shows 65 percent of N.C. residents favor the Obama administration’s plan to address climate change, compared to only 27 percent who said they oppose it.
Justices Side With McCrory on Appointments
The N.C. Supreme Court has ruled that legislators overreached in 2014 in creating commissions to carry out executive-branch functions, including the coal ash commission.
Cedar Point Opposes Testing, Drilling
The Carteret County town of Cedar Point joined Tuesday the chorus of coastal communities voicing opposition to testing and drilling for oil off the N.C. coast.
Application Filed for Sunset Beach Bridge
The Coast Guard seeks public comments on a plan to build a private bridge to access a planned oceanfront housing development in an area of Sunset Beach that was once an inlet.
Kure Beach Opposes Drilling, Testing
The Kure Beach Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose seismic testing and drilling for offshore oil and gas.
EMC OKs Exemption of Small Polluters
Despite overwhelming opposition, the N.C. Environmental Management Commission approved new permit rules that exempt small air polluters from needing state permits.
DEQ Secretary Responds to Warning
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Donald R. van der Vaart has responded to an EPA administrator’s warning over pollution permit challenges.
Study Finds Lack of Coral, Fish Protection
A new study finds that designated marine protected areas do not adequately conserve the evolutionary history of fish and coral in reefs across the globe.
Outer Banks Chamber to Host Energy Forum
Lunchtime talk to include representatives from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association and the N.C. Electric Membership Corp.
‘Snack Time’
Photographer Brian Horsley captured this image, “Snack Time,” in September at Shackleford Banks.
Study: Marshes Repond to Rising Seas
New research shows that marsh plants can trap more sediment and create more soil as CO2 levels rise in the atmosphere, bolstering their resistance to drowning.
