Authority members are to hear during the Dec. 14 meeting in Raleigh updates on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for lead service lines and emerging contaminants.
News Briefs
Surf City mayor resigns after 35 years of public service
Councilwoman Teresa Batts has been appointed mayor and was sworn in following Tuesday’s meeting.
EPA issues guidance to reduce harmful PFAS pollution
The EPA released Tuesday guidance for states to monitor for and address PFAS discharges.
Living shoreline projects on military bases receive grant
N.C. Coastal Federation has been awarded a grant through the National Coastal Resilience Fund to complete designs for three living shorelines at Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
Climate Change Interagency Council to meet
The Interagency Council was established by Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order No. 80, which directed cabinet agencies to coordinate their efforts to address climate change and transition to a clean energy economy.
Celebration set for 119th anniversary of first flight
Celebrate the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright at Wright Brothers National Memorial at 9 a.m. Dec. 17.
December lecture series to feature ‘maritime Indians’
In his presentation entitled “Maritime Indians: The Coastal Algonquians of the Outer Banks,” Dr. Chris Oakley with ECU will highlight his research on the coastal Algonquians native to the region.
Public can view a rare first printing of the Constitution
The North Carolina Museum of History will host on Wednesday a special one-day public exhibition of a rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution.
Division of Marine Fisheries celebrates 200 years
The Division of Marine Fisheries will announce a schedule of historical presentations it will host in partnership with the N.C Maritime Museum, showing the development of different aspects of marine fisheries in the state.
Habitat Protection Plan committee to meet new members
The meeting is set for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in New Bern.
Science Board to give PFAS recommendations to DEQ
The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board meeting is set for 10 a.m. Monday in Raleigh.
New exhibit travels through the history of NC’s first town
“Along the Banks of Bath Creek: A Story of People and Place,” will open with a ribbon-cutting at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in Historic Bath.
National Park Service approves Hatteras Lighthouse repairs
The project is to rehabilitate the interior and restore the exterior of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, repair or replace deteriorated materials and finishes, and selectively reverse modern treatments added after 1920.
CRC approves floating upweller systems amendments
The Coastal Resources Commission approved changes allowing floating upweller systems to be permitted at a private docking facility or permitted marina.
Wildlife Commission honors Jean Beasley with Quay Award
Beasley, founding director of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, received the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Thomas L. Quay Wildlife Diversity Award for outstanding contributions to wildlife diversity in North Carolina.
Institute students to present Buxton Woods study findings
Students at the UNC Institute for the Environment’s Outer Banks Field Site, who have been studying changes in vegetation in the Buxton Woods Reserve over the last 34 years, are set to present their research methods and findings Dec. 5 at the Dare County Fessenden Center Annex.
