Methods — some expensive, some cheap — exist that allow marinas and boatyards to power wash boats without polluting the water in the process.
News & Features
Boat Washing Often Fouls Coastal Waters
Citing a lack of money and staff, state regulators do little to ensure that marinas and boatyards follow the law when power washing boats.
Plans for Old Coast Guard Base Raise Trepidation
Neighbors of the old Coast Guard base in Buxton worry about stormwater controls after developers announce plans to buy and restore the property.
Environmental Agencies May Face Smaller Cuts
It looks like the N.C. General Assembly will spare the regional offices of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources but may cut its budget again.
Jones Island: Education and Restoration
Kids enjoy the days camps on this undeveloped island, and everyone pitches in to restore marshes and oyster reefs. Pay a visit this spring or summer.
Students Get Dirty for Oysters, Clean Water
Students at John T. Hoggard High School in Wilmington braved nasty weather last week to get their hands dirty and help create cleaner waters and a more stable shoreline at Oak Island.
‘Would You Really Dig Up Our Bodies?’
The residents of East Lake told N.C. DOT this week what they thought about a proposed widening of U.S. 64 in Dare County that would force them from their homes and their ancestors from their graves.
Break Out the Trowels and Go Native
It’s spring, which among other things means it’s time for our annual Native Plant Festival. We’ll have crafts, music and a talk from the famed Orrin Pilkey. Oh, yes, we’ll also be selling more than 4,000 native plants.
Protecting Those Special Places Along the Coast
The N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund has spent about $255 million along the the N.C. coast. Here are just a few of the places that money has protected.
Clean Water Trust Fund Just Hanging On
Severe budget cuts have threatened the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund, the main source of money used to buy ecologically important land across the state.
Cherry Point Takes Steps to Help the Neuse
The Marine Corps Air Station plans to remove a stormwater ditch that dumps untreated runoff into the river and replace a damaged bulkhead with a natural shoreline.
Is ‘Smart Growth’ a UN Conspiracy?
Currituck County is the latest place where opponents to something called UN Agenda 21 rose up to oppose a local planning initiative.
Trouble in ‘Peninsular Wonderland’
A six-year legal wrangle over the fate of almost 300 acres of valuable waterfront property that could become part of Hammock Beach State Park is still no closer to being settled and may take several more months or even years to decide.
Protecting the Sturgeon: Joy and Consternation
Environmentalist cheer the listing of the Atlantic sturgeon as an endangered species while state officials worry about the restrictions that will follow.
Atlantic Sturgeon: Protecting an Ancient Giant
Once abundant in North Carolina, this primitive fish whose ancestors swam among dinosaurs will be added to the federal Endangered Species List Friday, causing consternation and joy.
New Wind Guidelines Meant to Protect Birds
The developers of a controversial wind farm in Beaufort County say they intend to follow the new federal standards to protect migrating waterfowl.
