NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday it is predicting a 70-percent chance of 10-16 named storms, with one to four being major hurricanes.
Harkers Island Museum Needs Storm Photos
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center is collecting hurricane photos from families, organizations and archives to be part of its “Harm’s Way” research project.
Cape Point Wildlife Protection Area Installed
Cape Hatteras National Seashore announced that a temporary wildlife protection area was put in place Saturday near the tip of Cape Point to protect nesting least terns.
Sunscreen Safety Ratings released Tuesday
Two-thirds of sunscreen products offer poor protection or have worrisome ingredients, the Environmental Working Group announced Tuesday with its release of the 12th annual Guide to Sunscreens,
BOEM Adds Time for Input on Offshore Wind
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has extended the public comment deadline from May 21 to July 5 for its proposed plan for Atlantic offshore wind energy leasing.
Coastal Research Projects Receive Funds
Three new research projects that address research flood risks, emerging contaminants and new tourism options focusing on dark skies have received funding from the North Carolina Community Collaborative Research Grant Program.
Overfished Domestic Stocks at All-Time Low
NOAA Fisheries announced Thursday that its newly released Status of U.S. Fisheries report for 2017 shows the number of stocks on the overfished list just reached a new all-time low.
Shorebird Stewards Seek Volunteers
Emerald Isle Shorebird Steward program is asking for volunteers to help monitor least terns and Wilson’s plovers that nest on The Point in Emerald Isle. Training for new and experienced volunteers is at 10 a.m. May 24 in Emerald Isle.
Find out the ‘Hole Story of the Beach’ May 24
Learn the story behind the holes on the beach and the various critters that make them during this month’s Coastal Studies Institute “Science On The Sound” lecture titled “Hole Story Of The Beach” set for May 24.
Hands Across The Sand Events In NC Set
About a dozen Hands Across the Sand events will be held along the state’s coast Saturday, joining in the national effort to protest against offshore drilling in the waters off the United States coast.
Climb Cape Lookout May 16-Sept. 16
Cape Lookout Lighthouse at Cape Lookout National Seashore will be open for visitors to climb Wednesdays through Sundays May 16 to Sept. 16.
Kids Camp To Focus on Water Environments
Rising first- through sixth-graders will be able to have a hands-on experience of Carteret County’s coastal environment during the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center’s Water: Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead! summer camps set for June.
Cape Fear Reclassification Concerns Mayor
Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo has requested that DEQ and the EPA provide more information on an effort that would designate a 15-mile stretch of the Cape Fear River as both a swamp and river water.
Factory Farming in NC Film Screening May 22
The Crystal Coast Waterkeeper is offering 6-8 p.m. May 22, a free screening of “Meet Your Neighbors,” a film on factory farming in eastern North Carolina, at Carteret Community College in Morehead City.
SELC Looks to Stop GenX, Other Chemicals
The Southern Environmental Law Center Monday asked DEQ to make Chemours stop all emissions and discharges of GenX and related compounds and threatened to sue the firm over federal pollution law violations.
New Hanover Gets Stormwater Retrofits
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is working on a series of stormwater retrofit projects in New Hanover County.
