Connect with the experts leading the charge for North Atlantic right whale conservation at the event set for March 25 in Wilmington.
News Briefs
Public hearings set on proposed wastewater discharge rules
Six public hearings scheduled for next month through May will cover proposed PFAS and 1,4-dixoane monitoring and minimization rules governing wastewater discharges into North Carolina’s surface waters.
More red drum to be added to satellite tracking platform
The North Carolina Marine & Estuary Foundation and North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries plan to tag 25 additional red drum this year as part of a project to better understand where and how the species travels through the state’s coastal waters.
Patriots of the American Revolution plaque dedication set
The Daughters of the American Revolution Wilmington chapter is hosting a plaque dedication at 10 a.m. Friday, March 20, at USS North Carolina’s Battleship Park in Wilmington.
Federal judge orders FEMA to restore BRIC program
The same federal judge who ruled late last year that the Trump administration unlawfully axed FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program has ordered the agency to reinstate the program and release funds awarded to previously approved projects.
Public may apply for shellfish leases now through Aug. 1
Those who want to lease public coastal waters to cultivate shellfish have until Aug. 1 to submit applications.
Maritime Museums resume field programs at Beaufort site
The museum offers three field programs, two of which take participants to local barrier islands and through the various habitats found just off the Beaufort mainland, and the third program is a kayaking experience through the salt marsh.
Trent River bridge work may cause nighttime travel delays
Bridge joint replacement work is set to take place at night for the next six weeks on U.S. Highway 70 crossing the Trent River.
GenX study update to be shared at monthly seminar Saturday
Cape Fear River Watch’s first Saturday seminar series will feature Dr. Jane Hoppin, principal investigator of an ongoing study of human health effects of GenX.
Stein, Wilson tour Cape Fear Utility water treatment plant
Gov. Josh Stein and NCDEQ Secretary Reid Wilson this week visited Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s Sweeney Water Treatment Plant in Wilmington, where they announced a $17.8 million grant from the state to support the replacement and capacity upgrade of one of the utility’s reclamation facilities.
‘Science on the Sound’ to dig into 16th-century Hatteras
“The Smoking Gun?: New Radiocarbon Dates and Hunting Practices Linking Hatteras Island to Fort Raleigh in the Sixteenth Century” is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Coastal Studies Institute on the East Carolina University Outer Banks Campus.
Construction to resume on I-140 stretch in Brunswick County
Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation will resume work on a 6-mile stretch of 1-140 beginning Monday.
Wildlife agency to host hearings on proposed fisheries rules
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission officials will discuss proposed temporary rule amendments for sheepshead and spotted seatrout during public hearings scheduled for this month.
Environmental Management Commission set to meet
The commission that adopts rules to protect natural resources and its committees will meet in Raleigh March 11-12.
Agencies to provide work, study updates on Navassa site
A community meeting providing updates and future work at the Navassa Superfund Site in Brunswick County has been scheduled for March 12.
NCDEQ to host online session on flood mitigation Blueprint
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Flood Resiliency Blueprint program is scheduled to host an online public information session March 25.
