The state House Friday approved new language for two constitutional amendments for the November ballot, dropping a provision challenged by environmental groups to strip the governor’s powers to appoint members of state boards and commissions.
News Briefs
CEP Sets Hazardous Waste Collection Dates
The Coastal Environmental Partnership has announced dates for hazardous waste collection in Carteret, Craven and Pamlico counties.
Group to Screen DuPont Documentary
Cape Fear River Watch is to host Sept. 6 a screening of the film, “The Devil We Know,” a documentary about a group of West Virginia residents taking on DuPont for contaminating the area’s drinking water supply.
NC Sea Grant Seeks Comments on Program
North Carolina Sea Grant requests comments about its work by Sept. 25 to be reviewed by a team convened by the National Sea Grant College Program.
VW Settlement to Fund Cleaner Buses
North Carolina plans to fund cleaner school buses with part of its $92 million share of a national settlement with Volkswagen for unlawfully cheating on vehicle emissions.
Cape Lookout Duck Blind Permits Lottery Set
The 2018-2019 Cape Lookout National Seashore temporary duck blind permits lottery will begin at 8 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Harkers Island Visitor Center.
Swansboro OK’d for parking grant
Swansboro has been awarded more than $50,000 to add public parking at the Town Hall campus, adding to the recently opened parking area that was designed to mitigate stormwater runoff.
Dare Commissioners Nix Plastic Straw Ban
Dare County commissioners voted 4-3 Monday to reject a ban on plastic drinking straws proposed by a United Methodist Church youth group.
Carteret County To Get More Artificial Reefs
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program will begin this week in Carteret County construction on two new estuarine artificial reefs and sink a retired tugboat at an existing artificial reef site later.
Panel Backs State’s GenX Health Goal
The state environmental and health secretaries’ Science Advisory Board recommended Monday that officials continue to use a health goal for GenX of 140 parts per trillion.
Corbett to Lead Coastal Studies Institute
East Carolina University announced Friday that Reide Corbett will serve as the new University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute director.
Dare Names Contractor to Build Dredge
The Dare County Oregon Inlet Task Force selected EJE Recycling of Greenville as the contractor for the public-private partnership to build and operate a dredge to maintain Oregon Inlet.
Clean Water Advocates Win in WOTUS Case
A federal judge in South Carolina has blocked the Trump administration’s effort to prevent an Obama-era Clean Water Act rule from becoming law.
Commission Plans Inlet, Harbor Dredging
The Dare County Waterways Commission discussed dredging Rodanthe and Avon harbors and Hatteras Inlet during its Aug. 13 meeting in Buxton.
Science Advisory Board to Talk GenX, TCE
The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet Monday in Raleigh to discuss the board’s GenX report, trichloroethylene and hexavalent chromium.
Public Calls for Stronger EPA Action on PFAS
Residents and state officials demanded Tuesday during a meeting in Fayetteville that the EPA take a more active role to address potentially toxic substances detected in the air, water wells and the Cape Fear River.
