A conference on low-impact development drew hundreds of people to hear about promising techniques to control runoff that is poisoning the state’s waterways.
News & Features
No Easy Answers Yet for Maintaining Inlets
The Coastal Resource Commission’s inlet management study won’t be meeting its deadline to state legislators. The results of the study will be the basis for policy decisions on a series of complex issues relating to inlets.
Feds Continue Probe of Hofmann Wetlands
Public opposition against N.C. State University’s proposed sale of Hofmann Forest is growing on several fronts as the federal investigation continues into possible wetland violations.
Report Questions Titan Dewatering
A new report sponsored by the N.C. Coastal Federation raises questions about the effects of groundwater pumping at the proposed Titan America mine near Wilmington.
The Scribes Meet the Outer Banks
Driving through a nor’easter on the Outer Banks, “Coastal Review Online” reporters continue their bus tour, learning about the state’s most-pressing environmental issues. This is the second part of their report.
The Scribes on the Bus
Eighteen journalists recently spent a week touring central and eastern North Carolina to learn about the state’s most-pressing environmental issues. Two “Coastal Review Online” reporters were among them. This is the first of their two reports.
Federation Staff Finally Moves Home
It’s been a long time coming, but the N.C. Coastal Federation Southeast staff finally moved into its new office, a remodeled beach house in Wrightsville Beach.
Oyster Workshop: A Meeting of the Minds
Experts gathered in Beaufort to talk about the best ways to restore and enhance North Carolina’s oyster populations and water quality.
Groups Ask Court to Dismiss State Suit
The N.C. Coastal Federation and two other environmental groups say the state’s lawsuit against tougher air-pollution regulations was filed three years too late.
The Congo of Polluted Water
If connected end-to-end, North Carolina’s impaired river and stream segments would form the ninth-longest river in the world. Its acreage of polluted lakes, marshes and sounds would cover Yellowstone National Park.
A Sneak Preview of the Coming Session
Environmental bills that the N.C. General Assembly will likely consider this year include one that would loosen restrictions on environmental ordinances passed by local governments.
Venerable Lab Under Budget Axe
The second-oldest federal fisheries laboratory in the country will have to close its doors in Carteret County if Congress passes President Obama’s 2015 federal budget.
The Fickleness of Sand
Beach sand is a fickle thing. There’s too much of it in Nags Head, where it’s covering walkways and spilling into pools and not enough of it a few miles away in Rodanthe.
Talking Shop About Oysters
Experts will gather near Beaufort today for a two-day workshop to talk about restoring the state’s native oysters.
Deja Vu All Over Again?
A task force created by the state legislature is studying ways to acquire Oregon Inlet and adjacent lands. With the land in hand, the state could then resurrect the old plan to build jetties at the inlet.
Coastal Residents Seek Rate Relief
Coastal residents are facing a tidal wave of pending insurance rate hikes. A bill in the N.C. General Assembly could offer some relief.
