Gov. Roy Cooper, in a letter dated Monday, urged Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to speed up assessment of the chemical GenX found in the area’s drinking water supply and set standards for it.
News Briefs
NC Gets Grant to Enforce Water System Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded on Monday more than $3 million to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to support implementation and enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Navassa Residents Asked to Complete Survey
Anyone who lives in Navassa, works or owns a business or other property in town is asked to participate in an online survey by Aug. 7 to help define the community’s vision for possible redevelopment of the contaminated Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. site.
National Group Honors Sea Grant’s Hathaway
Terri Kirby Hathaway, marine education specialist for North Carolina Sea Grant, recently received the National Marine Educators Association’s Honorary Lifetime Membership Award.
Plans OK’d For Passenger Ferry Facilities
The North Carolina Department of Transportation plans have been approved by the National Park Service to build a system to support the Hatteras-Ocracoke Passenger Ferry scheduled to start running in 2018.
Coastal Communities to Get Storm Grants
Seven coastal communities have been awarded grants totaling $100,000 to help them prepare for hurricanes, storms and growth.
Reward Increased for Info on Wolf Death
Federal wildlife agents and a nonprofit conservation group are offering a $12,500 reward for information that leads to a successful prosecution in the poisoning death of an endangered red wolf in January in Tyrell County
Corolla Wild Horse Fund Hires New Director
Linda Adkins has been named the new executive director of the Corolla Wild Horse Fund, which manages the herd of roughly 120 colonial Spanish mustangs that roam the northern Currituck Outer Banks.
Moratorium Jeopardizes Two Wind Farms
Company officials for two proposed wind farms in eastern North Carolina have threatened to pull the projects out of the state if an 18-month moratorium on wind farm permits becomes law,
Navassa June 20 Meeting Materials Available
Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust has made available online the presentation given during a public meeting June 20 regarding environmental investigations, upcoming work and redevelopment-planning at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. Superfund site in Navassa.
Seismic: Public Has More Time to Comment
The public now has more time to comment on proposed incidental harassment authorizations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act during seismic surveys off the Atlantic Coast.
State: GenX No Longer Discharged Into River
Department of Environmental Quality officials have verified that the Fayetteville company discharging the GenX compound found in drinking water in southeastern North Carolina is no longer discharging into the Cape Fear River.
Federation Meets With International Group
North Carolina Coastal Federation staff met recently with visitors from across the globe at Jockey’s Ridge to discuss the federation’s work.
Algal Blooms in Chowan River Spark Concern
State environmental and health officials are urging the public to avoid the green or blue water in the Chowan River, the result of an algal bloom.
Bag Ban Repeal, Fisheries Panel Cuts Loom
Measures to repeal the Outer Banks ban on plastic shopping bags and to cut the two at-large seats from the Marine Fisheries Commission have advanced in the General Assembly.
State Agencies Seek Answers on GenX
State environmental and health regulators said they will continue studying the presence of the chemical GenX in the Cape Fear River as the chemical’s manufacturer moves to halt discharge.
