…of ecosystem services, clean water, clean air, locally produced food, environmental buffers against climate changes, the links between human and environmental health, and the interconnections between environmental and economic vitality. Those observations remain true today. North Carolina’s population continues to grow along with greater land development pressures and conversion. People…
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CRC Advances New Inlet Hazard Maps, Rules
…have environmental, social, economic or aesthetic values that make it valuable to the state. Rules governing development within IHAs were established to control density and structure size along the shorelines affected by the dynamic waterways. The inlet hazard area for Tubbs Inlet at Sunset Beach would be reduced by 85.2…
10 NC Airports Receive Improvement Funds
…in additional state funds for taxilane site development at Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport. $3.7 million in state funds for apron pavement rehabilitation at Wayne Executive Jetport near Goldsboro. Officials said North Carolina’s 72 public airports serve as economic engines connecting people and business enterprises with the world. Airports and aviation-related…
Push On to Change Sand Rule Interpretation
…(CBRS) unit for use outside of the unit provide environmental and Federal economic benefits, help preserve life and property, stabilize critical fish and wildlife habitat in the area or otherwise provide benefits to the unit,” the congressmen wrote. “This interpretation of the statutory language has been the basis for the…
NC’s Clean Energy Potential Virtual Series Set
…must register for each session. Both dates will feature North Carolina legislators and chambers of commerce who will discuss opportunities in their regions for economic growth with clean energy development as well as the opportunity for energy market reform in the state. Part 1 will feature Rep. John Szoka, R-Cumberland,…
NC to Join NOAA Effort Promoting Shellfish
MOREHEAD CITY — North Carolina is set to join a national effort that highlights the social, economic and environmental importance of shellfish. Michael Regan Michael Regan, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, is expected to announce Thursday Gov. Roy Cooper’s support for the North Carolina Shellfish Initiative…
Conflicts Could Curb Aquaculture’s Growth
…Oversight Committee on Agricultural, Natural and Economic Resources. The committee met at the North Carolina Aquarium in Pine Knoll Shores and heard several presentations, including two from Murphey and an update on oyster research from Ami Wilbur, director of the shellfish research hatchery at the University of North Carolina Wilmington….
Amid losses, wood pellet company Enviva at risk of default
Enviva’s Ahoskie Plant. Photo: Enviva Enviva, a wood pellet producer with a huge economic and environmental footprint in North Carolina, is teetering on the edge of financial collapse. In a continuation of months of bad financial news for the multinational corporation, Fitch Ratings, a global credit-rating agency, last week downgraded…
Navassa Residents Take Issue With EPA’s Plan
…unit 1,” would be about 30 acres. The size of the unit was scaled down after testing revealed that contaminants exceeding the national standard were on a portion of the property. Chris Graham, a Navassa resident and member of the Navassa Community Environmental and Economic Redevelopment Corp., or NCEERC, said…
25 Towns, Counties to Get Resilience Funding
…the Division will lead the development of the community’s resilience strategy, working directly with local governments and the Community Action Teams created to represent each participating locality. Community applications were scored across seven criteria, including their level of risk exposure to vulnerable population and critical assets, their economic status and…
Carteret Dredging Projects Mostly Complete
…temporarily on privately-owned sites nearby, drying and awaiting sale or permanent disposal. Meanwhile, Rudolph said Monday work to dredge channels at the North Carolina Port of Morehead City and put the material on the strand at Fort Macon State Park west to The Circle Development District in Atlantic Beach is…
NC Will Pay for Climate Inaction: Report
…research and development institute in the Research Triangle Park. RTI researchers relied on the findings from the North Carolina Climate Science Report, or NCCSR, released in June and updated in September that assesses historical climate trends and potential future climate change in the state under increased greenhouse gas concentrations. “Looking…