Rain Gardens Rule! The Onslow County School System gave us its annual Businesses Assisting Schools award this year for working with students to install them in local schools.
News & Features
Bonner Bridge Permit Challenge Denied
The chairman of the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission yesterday denied a challenge of the permit that would allow the state to begin building a replacement for the aging Herbert C. Bonner Bridge across Oregon Inlet in Dare County.
Groin Project Would Benefit One Family Most Directly
Family members of the late Odell Williamson own most of the properties that would benefit directly from a proposed terminal groin project at Ocean Isle Beach, according to an analysis by the N.C. Coastal Federation.
Campus for Coastal Studies Institute Almost Ready
UNC’s Coastal Studies Institute is slated to open the doors to its Outer Banks Campus in November, finally giving the institute a home to continue the research and education programs it has been conducting in Dare County since 2003.
Federation Leads Push for Review of Wood Pellet Plan
The N.C. Coastal Federation and an advocacy group in Carteret County are pushing the N.C. State Ports Authority to adhere to state law and do an environmental review of its plans to ship wood pellets from the port in Morehead City to European power plants.
Groups Challenge Bonner Bridge Permit
Even as a federal lawsuit challenging a proposed replacement for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in Dare County is churning its way through a federal court, another legal action has suspended the state permit allowing construction of the bridge to begin.
Group Aims High, Wants New National Park
It’s been two years since a couple members of No Port Southport joined forces to form a separate group that strives to look at the bigger picture. Now they’re taking a big step toward reaching their goal of establishing a national seashore along the lower Cape Fear River.
It’s Oyster Time and a Good Time Is Expected
The oyster season opens today along the N.C. coast and another good year is expected. No diseases and efforts to restore oyster beds and recycle shells for new reefs have contributed to the rebound.
Pelican Award Winner: Lovey’s Cafe Owners
Marie Montemurro and Karen Stewart, owners of Lovey’s Natural Foods and Cafe in Wilmington, have been among the leaders of the fight to stop Titan America’s proposed cement plant.
Fish Can Now Get Around Old Obstacle
For almost 100 years, spawning fish heading up the Cape Fear River ran into an unmovable obstacle called Lock and Dam No. 1. Now a passage that resembles natural rapids gives them a chance.
Slow Down: Merger Idea Needs More Study
A report that was mandated by the N.C. General Assembly on merging the state’s fisheries and wildlife agencies recommends that the legislature move cautiously and take more time to study the idea.
A Beacon of Wind in Morehead City
A small wind tower astride N.C. State’s Center for Marine and Science Technology in Morehead City may be a beacon for small-scale renewable energy along the coast.
Preserving a Piece of the Woods
Nags Head and the N.C. Nature Conservancy have bought a 20-acre tract that was the center of a dispute last year over development in the Nags Head Woods Preserve.
Community Colleges Offer Courses in Green Jobs
Someone will have to install those solar panels and tend to those wind farms. Several community colleges along the N.C. coast offer courses to teach the skills needed by alternative energy companies.
Using Marshes to Combat Global Warming
Salt marshes may store far more carbon than tropical rain forests and other types of habitats. In the first of a two-part series, we explore these valuable weapons in the fight against global warming.
When It Rains, It Pours
That’s what it’s done all summer in Nags Head, where a 50-year-old network of ditches, culverts and pipes dramatically showed its age after more than 3 feet of rain.
