The state Department of Transportation announced several major projects for the Outer Banks in an annual update to its 10-year planning document, Strategic Transportation Improvement Plan.
News Briefs
SELC Files New Lawsuit to Stop GenX
Two environmental groups took legal action Wednesday to stop Chemours’ Fayetteville Works Facility from polluting air and water with toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, including GenX.
Public Input Sought on Draft GenX Report
The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board is looking for comments by Sept. 28 on a report that will help the departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services work to address GenX.
Day at the Docks to Celebrate Hatteras Village
Organizers are bringing the focus back to the water for the 2018 Day at the Docks in Hatteras Village set for Sept. 14-15.
Shuck, Rattle & Roll to Star Shellfish Growers
Bring your appetite for oysters to Shuck, Rattle & Roll Sept. 15, a fundraising event for the Carteret Community College Aquaculture Program and the North Carolina Shellfish Grower’s Association, on the campus in Morehead City.
Estuaries Day Cleanup Sept. 22 in Beaufort
The North Carolina Coastal Federation, North Carolina Coastal Reserve and Outsiders Bicycle Club are partnering for the Sept. 22 National Estuaries and National Public Lands Day Debris Cleanup in Beaufort.
DEQ Information Session on GenX Thursday
The state Department of Environmental Quality is hosting a public information session on its investigation into GenX Thursday at the Bladen County Cooperative Extension Center in Elizabethtown.
Celebrate Vultures at PKS Aquarium Sept. 1
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores will celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day Saturday with educational programs and hands-on activities.
Carteret County Dredging Projects Planned
The Army Corps of Engineers plans several channel-dredging projects in Carteret County waterways during the coming months.
House Approves Revised Amendments
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.
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.
