Gov. Roy Cooper holds a briefing on Hurricane Florence damage and preparations for Hurricane Michael Wednesday at the state Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh. Photo: Kirk Ross RALEIGH – As the state awaits another round of high winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Michael, Gov. Roy Cooper began making the…
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Senate Confirms Regan for Top EPA Post
Michael Regan responds during his confirmation hearing before the North Carolina Senate Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources April 6, 2017. Photo: Kirk Ross The U.S. Senate in a bipartisan vote Wednesday confirmed Michael Regan as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan, who had served as secretary of the North…
Former Senate Leader Marc Basnight Dies
…and many other causes. He was in politics for all the right reasons. He just wanted to help folks. He wanted NC to be better and stronger and well governed. “It was an honor to work with him on many, many issues.” Legislative Reporter Kirk Ross contributed to this report….
Registration Open For Pulitzer Center Session
…State Climate Office Karen Willis Amspacher, executive director of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center Kirk Ross, legislative reporter of Coastal Review Online Register Online for Session One Participants may register for one or both sessions. Visit pulitzercenter.org for further updates on panelists in this series and to…
State Now Has Plan For Climate Resilience
…to ensure a comprehensive approach to address the risks to our infrastructure and economy.” Jerry Williams, left, project manager for Environmental Sustainability at SAS, and Environmental Secretary Michael Regan accompany Gov. Roy Cooper at the event in Cary. Photo: Kirk Ross The 2020 Resilience Plan puts in place next steps…
Resilience Bigger Part of Plan to Save NC 12
…rebuilt, higher, longer and stronger. Then flattened again. Jerry Jennings points out differences between Bonner Bridge and its replacement in 2018. Photo: Kirk Ross “It’s a very good example of a corridor being impacted by climate,” Jerry Jennings, Division 1 engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, said in…
Dorian: Evacuations Ordered Along NC Coast
…will close 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Sites will reopen as soon as hazards have been evaluated and mitigated. Learn More Access hurricane preparation information at ReadyNC.org or download the free ReadyNC app. Coastal Review Editor Mark Hibbs, Assistant Editor Jennifer Allen and legislative reporter Kirk Ross contributed to this report….
PFAS Levels Spike In Cape Fear Water
…be paying for the steps being taken by those affected by the company’s decades of PFAS releases. A federal civil lawsuit has been filed that seeks to force the company to step up to that responsibility,” the authority said. Coastal Review Online’s legislative reporter Kirk Ross contributed to this report….
Forum to Spotlight PFAS Scientists, Research
…chemistry professor at UNCW, speaks during a House Select Committee on North Carolina River Quality meeting in 2017. Photo: Kirk Ross “The resulting appropriation led to the formation of the PFAST Network, a multi-disciplinary team of researchers at universities across North Carolina that is tasked with developing the science to…
Cooper Says It’s Time to Fight Climate Change
From a North Carolina Health News report by Greg Barnes. Jerry Williams, left, project manager for Environmental Sustainability at SAS, and Environmental Secretary Michael Regan accompany Gov. Roy Cooper Oct. 29, when Cooper established the N.C. Climate Change Interagency Council that held its first meeting Dec. 19. Photo: Kirk Ross…
Debris Piles Present Mounting Challenges
…some completely trashed, and others with good chunks missing,” he wrote. The town is advising property owners to move the debris from the shoreline to the street edge. Kirk Ross and Jennifer Allen contributed to this report. Learn More Coastal Communities Grapple With Debris Storm Debris: Officials Urge Proper Disposal…
With State Funding, Is Bird Island Fight Over?
…comment. Developer Sammy Varnam speaks during a legislative hearing in Raleigh in 2016. File photo: Kirk Ross Developer Sammy Varnam responded in a text, “Per the settlement agreement with the town of Sunset Beach, we offered to sell the 25 acres of ocean front property to the state of North…