The Coast Guard seeks public comments on a plan to build a private bridge to access a planned oceanfront housing development in an area of Sunset Beach that was once an inlet.
News Briefs
Kure Beach Opposes Drilling, Testing
The Kure Beach Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose seismic testing and drilling for offshore oil and gas.
EMC OKs Exemption of Small Polluters
Despite overwhelming opposition, the N.C. Environmental Management Commission approved new permit rules that exempt small air polluters from needing state permits.
DEQ Secretary Responds to Warning
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Donald R. van der Vaart has responded to an EPA administrator’s warning over pollution permit challenges.
Study Finds Lack of Coral, Fish Protection
A new study finds that designated marine protected areas do not adequately conserve the evolutionary history of fish and coral in reefs across the globe.
Outer Banks Chamber to Host Energy Forum
Lunchtime talk to include representatives from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association and the N.C. Electric Membership Corp.
Study: Marshes Repond to Rising Seas
New research shows that marsh plants can trap more sediment and create more soil as CO2 levels rise in the atmosphere, bolstering their resistance to drowning.
Study Challenges Oil Industry Report
A new study finds that North Carolina and neighboring states would see little or no benefit from offshore oil drilling and that the industry could hurt existing parts of the economy.
Two Ship’s Officers Are Indicted
A federal grand jury has indicted two engineering officers on a container ship at the Wilmington port on nine counts of dumping oily waste into the ocean.
Ocean Outfall Work Resumes in Nags Head
Work to replace and extend a 50-year-old stormwater drain pipe into the Atlantic Ocean in Nags Head is now expected to be completed by the end of the month.
Law Center Urges Pause on Bridge
The Southern Environmental Law Center is urging state transportation officials to hold off on a plan to advance construction of the mid-Currituck toll bridge.
UNCW Researcher Earns National Award
UNCW research professor Steve Ross has received national recognition for a project he co-led studying mid-Atlantic deep-sea canyons and their marine life.
Sea Turtle Center Earns National Award
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums recently honored the N.C. Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center at Roanoke Island with an award.
Study Links Storm Losses, Climate
A new study finds the upward trend in U.S. economic losses from hurricanes in recent decades is consistent with the growing influence of climate change.
State Seeks Comments on Study
The state Division of Coastal Management seeks public comments on a legislatively required study of beach erosion.
Two More Towns Oppose Drilling
Two more coastal N.C. towns are on record as formally opposing offshore oil and gas drilling, with Carolina Beach and Emerald Isle passing resolutions Tuesday.
