…Cooper administration’s handling of GenX pollution. Mandy Cohen, N.C. secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, speaks July 24 during Gov. Roy Cooper’s, far right, appearance in Wilmington. Photo: Kirk Ross August 2017: In response, DEQ Secretary Michael Regan and Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen said…
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Agency Heads Respond to GenX Questions
…for related water quality monitoring and health studies. Mandy Cohen, N.C. secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, speaks during Gov. Roy Cooper’s, far right, appearance in Wilmington in July. Photo: Kirk Ross The Department of Health and Human Services’ Secretary Mandy Cohen and the Department of Environmental…
Cooper Vows to Lead Offshore Drilling Fight
…of additional jobs and increase local revenue through safe and responsible offshore energy development – all of which is disregarded by Governor Cooper’s announcement.” Learn More Submit comments on incidental harassment authorizations Submit comments on the proposed five-year energy leasing program CRO legislative reporter Kirk Ross contributed to this report….
DEQ Secretary Wins Committee Approval
Sens. Brent Jackson and Jay Chadhuri listen in as DEQ Secretary Michael Regan answers questions during a confirmation hearing Thursday. Photo: Kirk Ross RALEIGH — Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan cleared a key hurdle Thursday with a unanimous confirmation vote by Senate Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee….
Sunset Beach Votes to Go to Court
…Varnam speaks during a legislative hearing in Raleigh about a bill to deannex his land. Photo: Kirk Ross In April 2014 Varnam submitted a general warranty deed, a document that was prepared without an opinion of title, according to Geoff Gisler, a senior attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center….
Ocean Isle Applies for Corps Groin Permit
Sandbags to protect beachfront houses line the east end of Ocean Isle Beach. Photo: Kirk Ross OCEAN ISLE BEACH — Two decades of chronic erosion have taken its toll on this beach town’s east end where beachfront properties have been consumed by the ocean and state roads repeatedly repaired. Town…
Climate outlook grim but NC is inching toward resilience
…emissions, as The Post reported, are “increasingly catastrophic impacts.” As we reported last year, North Carolina’s Climate Science Advisory Council’s 2020 assessment predicted warmer and wetter conditions with more flooding statewide and with coastal areas as risk from rising seas and increasingly frequent heavy downpours. At the time, our Kirk…
Hundreds of Derelict Boats in Storm’s Wake
…removed by an owner, marina, harbormaster or other government entity, Hillard said. “This is to help ensure that fragile habitats in those environmentally sensitive areas are protected from further damage over time.” Legislative reporter Kirk Ross contributed to this report. Continue Reading Part 2: State Law Dictates Displaced Boat Response…
Cooper signs bill with carbon-reduction goals
…the North Carolina Coastal Federation, filed a rulemaking petition to reduce heat-trapping carbon pollution from power plants, along with a proposed rule, that was approved July 13 by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission and sent to the Department of Environmental Quality for rulemaking. Kirk Ross contributed to this report….
Cooper signs state budget, other bills
…flooding. Investments in natural solutions, such as floodplain and wetland restoration, help reduce the risk of flooding, while also increasing the health and vitality of our environment and delivering quality of life improvements for communities from the coast to the mountains.” Kirk Ross and Mark Hibbs contributed to this report….
Parts of NC Coast Remain Isolated, Flooded
…were very fortunate in the path of this storm,” Newkirk said, “in that the changes in the last 24 to 48 hours were very favorable to what we were expecting.” Catherine Kozak, Kirk Ross and Trista Talton contributed to this report. Learn More NOAA National Geodetic Survey damage assessment imagery…
Matthew Exits, Record Flooding Continues
…a 66 mph reading was recorded at 2:06 a.m. Sunday. Both readings came from the north during the “backside” of the storm, or west of the hurricane’s eye. An offshore buoy measured a maximum wave height of 21 feet on Saturday afternoon. CRO writer Kirk Ross contributed to this report….