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…
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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…
Cooper: $1.5 Billion In Storm Recovery Needs
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…
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….