The final version of the work plan for investigation and remediation at the EPA Superfund site in Navassa details proposals for further contamination data collection.
News Briefs
Firms Must Pay $2.7M for Ocean Dumping
Two Greek shipping companies were sentenced Thursday to pay penalties totaling $2.7 million after being convicted of charges connected to a cargo ship discovered at the Wilmington port to have dumped oily waste into the ocean.
Legislators Seek to Shut Down Wind Farm
Ten North Carolina legislators and Congressman Walter Jones have signed letters urging the Trump administration to shut down a wind farm in the northeast because it could interfere with a nearby Defense Department radar.
Land Trust Announces Conservation Deals
The Coastal Land Trust announced Thursday two land deals completed in December that will protect a total of more than 1,000 acres in eastern North Carolina from development.
FerryMon Water Quality Program Suspended
Because of the lack of funding beyond 2016, operation of the North Carolina Department of Transportation ferry-based water quality program for the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound known as FerryMon has been suspended.
All Pending Atlantic Seismic Permits Denied
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Friday denied all pending permits for seismic airgun surveys in waters off the Atlantic Coast.
Groups Challenge Blounts Creek Decision
The North Carolina Coastal Federation and the Riverkeeper organization Sound Rivers are seeking to reverse a recent decision to allow a mining company to discharge millions of gallons of water into Blounts Creek.
Group Urges Denial of Seismic Permits
An alliance of East Coast business interests is making a last-ditch effort to protect the coast from offshore drilling, urging President Obama to deny pending permit applications for seismic testing.
Cooper Names Michael Regan to Lead DEQ
Gov. Roy Cooper named on Tuesday Michael Regan, a veteran of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Environmental Defense Fund, to lead the Department of Environmental Quality.
Van Der Vaart Demotes Himself
State Environmental Secretary Donald van der Vaart has demoted himself to a position in the air quality division, a job apparently protected from political firing.
Wood Pellet Operations Begin at Wilmington
The Enviva wood pellet export facility at the state port in Wilmington is now operating, with capacity to ship more than a million tons of the biofuel annually.
Obama Blocks Drilling in Atlantic Waters
Using his authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama is withdrawing 3.8 million acres in the north and mid-Atlantic Ocean from offshore drilling for oil and gas, protecting an area from New England to Virginia.
NC Aquarium Opens Alligator Gallery
The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island recently added four new juvenile alligators to its Seven Rivers gallery.
Holden Beach Renourishment Set to Begin
Holden Beach is set to begin this week its long-planned, locally funded Central Reach beach-renourishment project,
‘Jug-Handle’ Bridge Plan OK’d for NC 12
N.C. Highway 12 is set to be replaced with a bridge after federal officials approved the proposal today.
McCrory Signs $200M Recovery Bill
Gov. Pat McCrory signed a $200M Hurricane Matthew recovery bill, which includes funds for short-term housing and sustainable planning.
