…with us from the beginning. Trista Talton, Cate Kozak, Brad Rich, Kirk Ross and Liz Biro stuck with us, even when the pay was meager, because they believed in what we were trying to do. Like all good reporters, each was always willing to do what it took to get…
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Feds Announce Atlantic Drilling Plan
…Impact Statement, or EIS, for the leasing. The plan and the intent to do an EIS will be available for public comment for 60 days following the publication of the documents in the Federal Register. For more information, including maps, visit BOEM’s website. Reporter Kirk Ross contributed to this story….
Florence: Nasty Water, Mounting Damage
…hurricane. After flooding around the well has receded and power has been restored, disinfect and chlorinate the well prior to requesting sampling. Instructions are on the county website. Sampling can be requested by contacting 252-728-8499. Environmental Health staff will visit to collect a sample. Jennifer Allen, Kirk Ross and Mark Hibbs contributed to this report….
New Coastal Districts In Focus As Filing Ends
…by 231 votes out of roughly 87,000 cast. Neither has a primary opponent. Upriver in Cumberland County, former GOP Sen. Wesley Meredith has filed for a rematch in District 19 against incumbent Democrat Kirk DeViere, who won by 433 votes in a race with 60,000 votes cast. In another potentially…
Legislators Advance PFAS, Environmental Bills
…respond to hurricanes and algal blooms. In addition to Harrison’s bill, Sens. Kirk deViere, D-Cumberland, and Harper Peterson, D-New Hanover, who campaigned on the need for tighter PFAS protections for the Cape Fear watershed, have filed legislation to set up a PFAS task force to assist with research identifying the…
New Faces Chosen In Some Coastal Districts
…in races that, like the Peterson-Lee contest, focused on GenX and water quality issues. In Cumberland County, where GenX was also a major issue, incumbent Republican Sen. Wesley Meredith was unseated by Democrat Kirk DeViere in race that is also likely headed to a recount. Since several races appear to…
Oil Money and N.C. Energy Policy
…the proposed 50-mile buffer for offshore exploration to include areas closer to shore where North Carolina’s oil or gas resources are more likely located. There’s also been continued opposition to the plans. Forty-six legislators, all Democrats, signed a letter in late March to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Abigail Ross Hopper calling for removal of the…
Toxic Air Battle Joined Anew
…be headed in the wrong direction. “It’s short sighted to be cutting back air regulation in North Carolina,” she said. The Tuesday public meeting will be from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Nature Resource Center, William G. Ross Jr. Environmental Conference Center, 121 West Jones St. in Raleigh,…
Bill Would Revamp Coastal Commission
…add more inspectors not cut them back. Reps. Vera Insko, D-Orange, and Deborah Ross, D-Wake, also argued against the cuts at the environmental agency. Insko said environmental rules are useless if there isn’t money for enforcement. House budget writers also restored $50,000 in funds for Fishery Resource Grant program and…
Seeds of Resilience May Be In Forests, Farms
…bridges and culverts and moving people and key infrastructure out of the floodplain. Although there’s consensus across political and ideological lines, turning consensus into action has proven difficult, especially in an era of political polarization and a deadly pandemic. This year, as the North Carolina General Assembly and the governor…
Flooding, Resilience on Legislators’ Agenda
Coast Guard shallow-water response boat team members assist motorists stranded in flood water caused by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018. USCG photo: Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Johnson Plans for legislation to deal with riverine flooding and improve flooding resiliency are moving forward in the North Carolina…
Cooper’s Budget Boosts Conservation Funds
Gov. Roy Cooper announces Wednesday his proposed budget for the state. Photo: Cooper Administration The appropriation for North Carolina’s parks and clean water trust funds would jump to levels not seen in a decade and a surge of money for flood mitigation projects are key features of Gov. Roy Cooper’s…