The two-day seminar set for Tuesday and Wednesday will focus on environmental changes since the 2018 hurricane and consider ways to prepare for the next.
News Briefs
Bob Cutting, environmental attorney, educator dies
The former and longtime University of North Carolina Wilmington faculty member taught environmental law and was a board member of the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters.
Cozy pigmy rattler family
Wildlife Resources Commission biologists request that if you see a snake, do not harm it, instead give it plenty of space, and if you see a pine snake or rattlesnake, report it.
Coastal Land Trust purchases 113 acres near landing field
A deal to protect a Marine Corps landing field near Pollocksville from encroachment will also save a large riverfront tract in Jones County from development.
Ocracoke Express extends midweek schedule until Sept. 28
The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry will continue to operate its current schedule every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday through September.
EMC to hear Coastal Habitat Protection Plan presentation
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission meets Sept. 13-14 at Carteret Community College in Morehead City.
DEQ Secretary Elizabeth Biser to lead national association
Biser was elected during the fall meeting of the Environmental Council of the States this week.
Power restoration underway
A Duke Energy truck is seen passing through floodwater along Community Road in Davis in Down East Carteret County Thursday as the effects of Tropical Storm Idalia on the North Carolina coast became clear in the morning light. The utility said that high winds and flooding left about 20,000 Duke Energy customers without power Thursday morning, but more than 60,000 customers have had power restored since Wednesday.
NC closes shellfish waters, issues swim advisory after storm
The temporary shellfish closures and swimming advisories cover from Dare County to the South Carolina line and are due to heavy rainfall and resultant polluted runoff associated with Tropical Storm Idalia.
Tropical Storm Idalia tracks just off NC coast
Winds were increasing over Pamlico Sound and the Outer Banks with moderate rainfall as of the National Hurricane Center’s 8 a.m. update.
NCDOT suspends Ocracoke passenger ferry ahead of storm
Ocracoke Express passenger ferry service will be suspended starting Wednesday because the expected storm, and all other routes will suspend operations if and when conditions worsen, NCDOT officials said.
NCDOT seeks input on draft transportation access plan
The plan, which outlines transportation improvements from 2025-2029, identifies opportunities to expand mobility options to seniors and individuals with disabilities, especially in small urban and rural communities.
Hurricane, tropical storm forecast to affect NC coast
Hurricane Franklin is several hundred miles southwest of Bermuda, and Tropical Storm Idalia is strengthening over the northwestern Caribbean Sea.
Threatened Oceanfront Structures Work Group to meet
NCDEQ’s Division of Coastal Management and Cape Hatteras National Seashore have postponed the interagency work group meeting originally planned for Wednesday because of the approaching storm.
Dare County releases water illness educational video
Dare County Department of Health and Human Services has a released a video advising the public how to reduce the risk of contracting recreational water-related illnesses after several cases of Vibrio infections have been confirmed along the East Coast.
Coastal Review recognized in NC Press Association contest
The awards were presented Thursday during the association’s annual conference held this year at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel.
