A wedge of egrets fish in a salt marsh along North River near Beaufort. Photo: Dylan Ray
News Briefs
EJ council to hold public mapping tool meetings
Virtual meetings are scheduled for the next three Tuesdays for the Governor’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council’s mapping and public engagement subcommittees to review with the public a new environmental justice mapping tool and answer questions.
Brunswick County offers free testing of private well samples
Brunswick County Health Services announced Monday that it’s participating in a Northeastern University program to allow private well users in the area to get their samples analyzed for bacteria and metals at no charge during August.
Water Quality for Fisheries Symposium set for October
Registration is open for Coastal Carolina Riverwatch’s Water Quality for Fisheries Symposium scheduled for Oct. 9-11 at the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort.
Homeowners insurance next Science on the Sound topic
Attorney Dr. Don Hornstein is scheduled to explain “What in the World is Happening with Homeowners and Flood Insurance at the North Carolina Coast” Aug. 28, at the Coastal Studies Institute.
Fisheries Commission to receive southern flounder updates
During the Marine Fisheries Commission meeting Aug. 21-23 in Raleigh, members will hear updates on southern flounder stock and last year’s landings.
Eastern North Carolina continues to feel Debby’s effects
Tropical Storm Debby lingered Thursday, with occasionally heavy rains and strong winds.
Hearing set on Bald Head Island ferry schedule change
The North Carolina Utilities Commission is hosting a public hearing on a proposal to change the ferry schedule to Bald Head Island from hourly to every 90 minutes.
State Ports Authority year-end results ‘mixed, yet balanced’
The authority said strong cash flow from operations and state appropriations allowed it to pour $80 million into its Wilmington and Morehead City seaports and its inland facility in Charlotte.
Bill for breakfast
A black-necked stilt dips its bill as it feeds in standing water at sunrise July 30 at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center in Nags Head. Reader Brian Horsley of Nags Head submitted this image, noting that he captured the photo July 30 while on his way to work. When “it rains a lot and we get big freshwater puddles Black Neck Stilts pay it a visit,” he said with the submission.
As Debby ‘meanders,’ officials warn: Prepare for ‘deluge’
Gov. Roy Cooper warned Wednesday morning that “we must be on high alert” because slow-moving Tropical Storm Debby can bring dangerous conditions to a number of areas in the state.
Commission’s vote sets stage to reinstate coastal rules
The Coastal Resources Commission was unanimous in its action during a special meeting Tuesday.
Wild foal in distress removed from Rachel Carson Reserve
N.C. Coastal Reserve Central Sites Manager Paula Gillikin told Coastal Review Tuesday that the young filly had improved overnight after being transported Monday to N.C State College of Veterinary Medicine in Raleigh.
State fisheries sinks tug at artificial reef off Cape Lookout
The Thomas Dann joins two other vessels at AR-305, the 183-foot Spar and the 439-foot Aeolus, sunk in 2004 and 1988, respectively.
Coastal Resource Commission to review rules analyses
The Coastal Resources Commission on Tuesday will consider the fiscal analyses associated with rules the board approved earlier this year.
Federal court backs EPA’s GenX health advisory
Chemours vows to continue legal challenges against the regulatory agency; and while environmentalists view the ruling as a victory, some legal experts suggest an unpredictable regulatory landscape going forward.
