The town of Beaufort approved in August a watershed restoration plan that includes strategies to reduce polluted runoff and decrease localized flooding.
News & Features
Military Shows Concern Over Climate Change
Concerns over possible coastal habitat changes on military bases prompt a government-funded, multi-year study of Onslow County’s New River, which flows through Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, by scientists from the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences and other universities.
Funds to Address GenX OK’d After Bitter Fight
Funding to address the GenX contamination in the Cape Fear region’s drinking water was approved Thursday as part of a controversial measure that’s been on hold since April.
Alliance Seeks to Restore Lake Mattamuskeet
Hyde County, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the state Wildlife Resources Commission have joined forces to create a watershed restoration plan for Lake Mattamuskeet.
Legislative Commission Enters GenX Fray
The legislature’s Environmental Review Commission met in Wilmington Wednesday, where they heard for the first time from local officials and the public about the GenX contamination of the region’s water supply.
Moratorium: Wind Developers Mull Options
Wind energy developers with projects in the works in eastern North Carolina are keeping a wary eye on the state in the wake of a recently imposed 18-month moratorium.
Visitors Get Hands-On Coastal Experience
A summer visit to the North Carolina coast by a group of school children from Belarus is part of a program that seeks to help children living in areas with residual radiation from the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant.
Appeal Period Begins For Revised Flood Maps
A 90-day appeal period has begun for property owners, community officials and others in nine coastal counties to protest information in proposed new flood insurance rate maps.
Plastic Bags Only Part of the Problem
Efforts to repeal the Outer Banks’ longstanding ban on plastic bags may have temporarily stalled, but the plastic pollution problem is bigger than just bags.
N. Topsail: Effort Renewed to Undo CBRA
A new U.S. Senate bill is the latest move in a years-long effort to revise the Coastal Barrier Resources Act protections that limit development in much of North Topsail Beach.
Swansboro Awarded Grant to Address Runoff
Swansboro is set to receive a federal grant and other money to help pay for retrofits to the town hall campus to reduce White Oak River pollution from stormwater runoff.
Drilling Opponents Dominate Public Hearing
The first of three North Carolina public hearings this week on the new federal proposal for oil and natural gas leasing off the East Coast drew about 175, mostly drilling opponents.
N. Topsail Seeks Conservation Zoning Change
Officials in North Topsail Beach are proposing changes to the town’s zoning ordinance, such as striking language that prohibits the rezoning of conservation-designated areas.
Pelican Award Winners Announced
The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s 2017 Pelican Award recipients have shown exceptional commitment to preserving, protecting and restoring our state’s coast.
Sand Project: More Turtles Than Expected
A major beach re-nourishment project on the Outer Banks has encountered far more sea turtles than expected, which has prompted further study but hasn’t slowed progress.
Outage: Emergency on Hatteras, Ocracoke
A state of emergency is in effect after a construction accident at the Bonner Bridge left 9,000 homes and businesses on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands without power, possibly for weeks.
