Brunswick County’s planning board is recommending rule changes that would cap the size and tighten setback requirements for solar farms.
State Adds to Artificial Reef Off Oak Island
The Division of Marine Fisheries, in partnership with the Long Bay Artificial Reef Association, recently sank a barge and more than 1,600 tons of concrete pipe at Artificial Reef-430 off Oak Island to enhance fishing.
Navassa’s Soil Contamination Contained
Samples from more than 50 wells on and around the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. site show that creosote contamination is not spreading beyond the 251-acre Superfund site, officials said Tuesday.
Catching Waves to Save Historic Shoreline
The effort to restore and protect the eroded shoreline at the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site hinges largely on technology that absorbs the energy of destructive waves created by passing ships.
GenX Response: Stored Water Disposal Set
The utility that provides drinking water to 200,000 Wilmington-area residents is set to begin ridding its aquifer storage system of treated water containing traces of GenX.
N. Topsail: Effort Renewed to Undo CBRA
A new U.S. Senate bill is the latest move in a years-long effort to revise the Coastal Barrier Resources Act protections that limit development in much of North Topsail Beach.
Drilling Opponents Dominate Public Hearing
The first of three North Carolina public hearings this week on the new federal proposal for oil and natural gas leasing off the East Coast drew about 175, mostly drilling opponents.
N. Topsail Seeks Conservation Zoning Change
Officials in North Topsail Beach are proposing changes to the town’s zoning ordinance, such as striking language that prohibits the rezoning of conservation-designated areas.
Drilling Opponents Ready For Renewed Fight
Wilmington-area environmental advocates leading the recently formed offshore drilling opposition group Save Our Sea say lessons learned in recent anti-pollution battles have them prepared for the latest fight.
Navassa Residents Demand Health Answers
Folks living near the site of a former wood-treatment operation in Navassa in Brunswick County say their questions about its health risks have gone unanswered for too long.
Topsail Dune Rule: Is Legislative Fix Possible?
Both sides in the ongoing battle over Topsail Beach’s repeal of its dune-protection ordinance agree that a related provision recently stripped from a pending House bill was too broad.
Drilling, Seismic Opponents Rally … Again
More than 100 environmental advocates gathered this week in Wilmington to renew their battle against seismic exploration for oil and gas off the N.C. coast.
Can New Reef Design Save Historic Shoreline?
The Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site’s storm-battered shoreline on the Cape Fear will soon test how a new oyster reef design curbs erosion in a high-energy wave environment.
With Feds’ Reversal on Seismic, What Next?
The Interior Department recently moved to restart the review process for applications for seismic exploration for offshore oil and gas but it remains unclear how long permitting will take.
Researchers Reveal OBX Shipwreck Stories
As the 75th anniversary of the sinking of two World War II vessels off the Outer Banks approaches, researchers dive deep to uncover secrets that went down with the ships all those years ago.
Fed-Up Brunswick Environmentalists Regroup
Citing frustration with limits imposed by the town council, former members of a Sunset Beach committee are forming a new, countywide environmental group.
