The rarest, smallest of sea turtles, the Kemp’s ridley has also long been one of the most mysterious, but turtle watchers recently assisted as hatchlings emerged from a rare nest in Emerald Isle.
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Accidental Habitat or Nature’s Ghosts?
Columnist Jared Lloyd explores whether alligators in the salt marsh are the result not of some fluke but rather a species returning to old haunts we didn’t know about — and the implications for wildlife management.
Guest Column: Hottest Year Chills Claim
2015 goes down as the hottest year in recorded history, blowing away the previous record and the claim that climate change has leveled off since the late 1990s.
Groin Study Is Beyond Saving
A complete permit application for a terminal groin at Figure Eight Island has never been submitted. So we ask: Why is an EIS being prepared?
The Sand Lobby
Local governments in coastal North Carolina paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2011 to lobby Congress for money for their shore protection projects.
5 Misconceptions About Sea-Level Rise
Six N.C. scientists rebut some of the critics’ main objections to the state’s draft planning policy on sea-level rise. The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission is expected to discuss that policy at its meeting in Beaufort today.
How About Getting Serious?
It’s high time for a realistic, sober assessment of the state of our environment.
Is This Road Really Needed?
Next time you’re stuck in traffic, you can turn your thoughts to the empty, $400 million superhighway that may soon be built through Tyrrell and Dare counties.
Liquid Assets or Simply Underwater
Remember when coastal real estate was a liquid asset and great investment? Though those days are gone, we could learn from our mistakes.
Dancing at the Crossroads
In the past several years, huge progress has been made in gaining acceptance for low-impact development along our coast
The Fatal Flaw of Cost-Benefit Studies
These studies fail to adequately reflect the inherent risks of protecting buildings along the volatile oceanfront.
