The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Carolina Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force will meet July 21 via Zoom to discuss wind energy off the coast of the Carolinas.
News Briefs
Marine Fisheries committees to discuss small-mesh gill nets
Three state Marine Fisheries Commission advisory committees will meet by web conference later this month to discuss possible future small mesh gill net management measures.
North Topsail Beach, Onslow boards to meet Tuesday
The Onslow County Board of Commissioners and the North Topsail Beach Board of Aldermen have scheduled a joint special meeting next week to discuss the town’s desire for money from county occupancy tax coffers to pay for beach nourishment.
Motion filed in suit over Currituck occupancy tax funds
The plaintiffs in a lawsuit over Currituck County’s use of occupancy tax funds are now seeking partial summary judgment.
Tropical Storm Elsa forecast to move across NC Thursday
Threats of minor impacts such as heavy rain, localized flooding, gusty winds, minor soundside flooding and isolated tornadoes continue for eastern North Carolina Thursday as Tropical Storm Elsa moves across the state.
ecoEXPLORE encourages grades K-8 to explore outdoors
Kill Devil Hills Library, North Carolina Arboretum and the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education are offering the ecoEXPLORE program available to kingergarteners through eighth graders.
DEQ seeks comment on draft phase 2 VW mitigation plan
The state Division of Air Quality is asking the public to comment on a draft plan to invest $67 million in Volkswagen settlement funds.
Elsa on track to reach eastern NC by Wednesday night
Tropical Storm Elsa is forecast to approach eastern North Carolina late Wednesday night and move through the central and eastern parts of the state on Thursday.
Southport Maritime Museum seeks volunteers
The North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport is calling for volunteers to join the team.
Carteret officials seek new sand sources for beach nourishment
The goal is to find enough sand to supply beach nourishment needs for the 47 remaining years in Carteret County’s 50-year beach nourishment master plan.
Elsa expected to weaken before crossing central, eastern NC
Though Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to weaken to a depression before moving across parts of North Carolina, impacts still will be felt in the eastern part of the state Thursday into Thursday evening.
CFPUA responds to discharge upstream of 1,4 dioxane
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority has begun frequent water sampling in response to Greensboro reporting 1,4 dioxane discharge detected in wastewater that flows into the Cape Fear River.
Volunteers cleanup 33 tons of debris on Shackleford Banks
Eight organizations earlier this year helped Cape Lookout National Seashore remove 33 tons of storm-deposited debris from Shackleford Banks.
Coastal Land Trust purchases 1,048 acres north of Navassa
The Coastal Land Trust purchased 1,048 acres along 3.5 miles of the Cape Fear River and 1.5 miles of Indian Creek north of Navassa that will be protected.
Wilmington Museum opens exhibit on The Green Book
A traveling exhibit showcasing images of business owners, travelers and historic and present-day images of Green Book sites in the state will be at Cape Fear Museum of History and Science through Aug. 29.
National Hurricane Center says Elsa earliest ‘E’ storm
Tropical Storm Elsa is the earliest named E storm since 1966, or in the satellite era, proving the NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s forecast of a busy hurricane season.