The lost fishing gear recovery project that takes place every January is part of the N.C. Coastal Federation’s overall effort to ensure the coast is free of marine debris.
water quality
Commission to consider rule change on PFAS testing
The Environmental Management Commission will consider adding PFAS as a parameter for testing by certified laboratories.
Coastal restoration firms show off living shoreline tech
Companies in shoreline stabilization and restoration recently presented their techniques and materials for a statewide steering committee of scientists, federal and state agencies, and nonprofits.
Living shoreline projects on military bases receive grant
N.C. Coastal Federation has been awarded a grant through the National Coastal Resilience Fund to complete designs for three living shorelines at Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
Officials celebrate funding of Sugarloaf Island restoration
The legislature appropriated $2 million to restore Morehead City’s Sugarloaf Island, a barrier protecting waterfront attractions from coastal storms that has been rapidly eroding for decades.
Habitat Protection Plan committee to meet new members
The meeting is set for 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in New Bern.
Water clarity standard to save seagrass an ongoing process
Water quality degradation from nutrients and sediments reduce light penetration needed for seagrass survival and is a threat to coastal fisheries.
Hearing set on water resources grants temporary rules
The state is holding a public hearing Nov. 14 on adopting temporary rules for grants for local governments for aquatic weed control, coastal storm damage mitigation, and shallow draft navigation channel dredging.
Forum set on Wilmington port expansion project
A forum on the proposed N.C. Port of Wilmington expansion project is set for 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 15 on the UNCW campus.
Neuse River Rising: Sound River paddlers cover 150 miles
In honor of the Clean Water Act’s 50th anniversary, river quality advocates recently paddled nearly 150 miles of the Neuse River, sharing their 11-day experience with Coastal Review.
National group designates Neuse ‘River of the Year’
American Rivers, which had previously called the Neuse one of the country’s most endangered, hailed progress made.
Cape Fear River Watch to host festival at Greenfield Lake
The family-friendly event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 22, near the boathouse at Greenfield Lake Park in Wilmington
Toxins study notes Clean Water Act’s ‘unfulfilled promise’
The upper New and the lower Cape Fear River watersheds were two of the nation’s top five watersheds with the highest amounts of toxins discharged in 2020, according to the new study from the N.C. Public Interest Research Group.
Mattamuskeet watershed restoration update meeting set
The meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in Swan Quarter is to cover the latest efforts to restore the lake’s water quality and reduce flooding.
State grants available for beach, shoreline projects
Grants are available for beach, shoreline and water management projects in the 20 coastal counties.
Discharge permit requires Chemours remove 99.9% of PFAS
Environmental advocates who pressed for tighter standards than first proposed say the result is the nation’s most stringent limits on discharges of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.