…the study notes. Oceana’s Randy Sturgill says offshore wind would create 48,000 jobs in North Carolina. Photo: Kirk Ross David Roger, field director for Environment North Carolina, said while there’s so much focus on oil and gas, he hopes legislators don’t forget the potential for wind energy. “I think it’s…
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View from N.C. Beaches: Surf, Dolphins and Oil Rigs?
…would not rule out oil and gas development closer to shore if the resources were found there and suggested that legislation be revised so that coastal communities receive more royalties from offshore development. Photo: Kirk Ross RALEIGH – Gov. Pat McCrory said he supports new tests for potential oil and…
Deja Vu All Over Again?
…headwinds The Oregon Inlet Land Acquisition Task Force has met three times. Photo: Kirk Ross Even if the economic case being made wins over legislators, there are considerable cost and engineering and environmental hurdles to overcome. At its meeting last week, the task force heard from Tom Jarrett, who as…
Proposed Landfill Bill Generates Concern, Criticism
…coast, where proposed “mega-landfill” projects led to a 2006 moratorium and a study of the state’s solid waste policies. The study was used to draft the 2007 legislation. “Moral Mondays” protesters at the legislature June 17 express their opposition to rolling back environmental protections placed on landfills. Photo: Kirk Ross…
Groin Project Would Benefit One Family Most Directly
Sand bags attempt to slow down erosion at the east end of Ocean Isle Beach. Photo: Kirk Ross. OCEAN ISLE BEACH — Since the N.C. General Assembly passed a bill last year allowing four terminal groins along the beach — the first hardened structures allowed on the North Carolina oceanfront…
Groups Aim to Keep Fishing Traditions Alive
…seafood. Connie Mason, right in purple shirt, leads a discussion at the Local Catch Summit in Morehead City. Photo: Kirk Ross The Feb. 22 Local Catch Summit, sponsored by North Carolina Sea Grant and Saltwater Connections, drew about 25 representatives from North Carolina’s four local-catch groups — Carteret Catch, Brunswick…
GOP likely to block Delli-Gatti’s confirmation as DEQ chief
…confirmation to lead the Department of Environmental Quality. ” pic.twitter.com/Vu6JLVma3G — Kirk Ross (@ludkmr) June 2, 2021 The Senate’s plans drew a sharp reaction from environmental groups, who called the move partisan politics. “Dionne Delli-Gatti has significant education and experience to lead DEQ, a job she has done well for…
Senate, House settle on spending caps, details to follow
View from inside the Legislative Building in Raleigh. Photo: Kirk Ross RALEIGH — A temporary impasse in the North Carolina General Assembly over the overall spending total for a fresh state budget ended last week, but don’t expect to see a final product anytime soon. House and Senate negotiators settled…
Collaboratory Studies: Better GenX Detection
Matthew Lockett, left, describes to N.C. Policy Collaboratory advisory board members, including Steve Wall, second from left, and director Jeff Warren, how home pregnancy tests work and how a similar test could be developed for GenX in tap water. Photo: Kirk Ross Second in a series CHAPEL HILL – If…
Flooded Again: Long-Term Fixes Needed
…to afford a move. David Salvesen presents findings on floodplain buyouts earlier this year. Photo: Kirk Ross “Unless those issues are addressed you’re not going to get all the homeowners to participate,” Salvesen said. “What that means is a local government saddled with this scattershot of vacant lots they have…
Beach Projects Help But Choices Lie Ahead
…Photo: Kirk Ross Bogue Banks project studied Pine Knoll Shores Town Manager Brian Kramer said he’s heard some environmental concern about the impact from residents, but assured those folks that the Bogue Banks project had gone through numerous environmental studies before winning approval, even having to pass muster with the…
Policy Collaboratory Moves Into New Phase
N.C. Policy Collaboratory Director Brad Ives, left, Research Director Jeffrey Warren and Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson, are shown at the dais during a recent Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee meeting at the N.C. Zoo in Asheboro. Photo: Kirk Ross This is the first in a two-part report on the…