North Carolina’s valuable estuaries face a number of threats and water quality has been diminished by pollution and development, but efforts to protect and restore these coastal areas could yield big returns.
water quality
There’s a New Sheriff in Town
Larry Baldwin, the new Crystal Coast Waterkeeper, intends to keep an eye out for polluters and other threats to coastal waters in and around Carteret County.
Some WWII Wrecks Could Still Leak Oil
Thirty-six sunken merchant ships — many sunk by German U-boats during the Battle of the North Atlantic — may still contain oil and could threaten marine resources.
Budget Cuts Threaten Cleanup at Old Base
A would-be beach access that Dare County has eyed since the Coast Guard abandoned its oceanfront base in Buxton eight years ago is apparently still a distant dream, as environmental cleanup of contaminants has yet to begin.
