The Environmental Protection Agency is holding the public hearing on a proposed permit for the city’s wastewater treatment plant, which dumps high levels of 1,4-dioxane waste and is upstream of municipal drinking water customers in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties.
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Fisheries biologists ask anglers to donate flounder carcasses
Coastal recreational anglers may donate their flounder carcass through the season, which runs Sept. 1-14, to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries for research purposes.
City seeks proposals for Revolutionary War art installation
Professional artists or artist teams may submit proposals to Wilmington beginning Sept. 1 for the design, fabrication, and installation of a permanent public artwork commemorating the city’s role in the American Revolution.
Efforts to curb flooding at battleship memorial yield results
Land around the Battleship North Carolina and its parking area is recreating itself, luring birds, diminishing flood frequency, and providing what the museum’s leaders hope to become a living lab.
Coastal counties seek regional hazard mitigation plan input
The federally mandated Southeastern N.C. Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, which identifies natural hazard risks and ways to mitigate and respond to those risks, is under review as part of a five-year update.
Roundabout construction to close portion of River Road
Construction on a single-lane roundabout on a busy corridor in Wilmington will close a portion of River Road for about six months.
Wilmington Harbor maintenance dredging to begin this year
About 3 million cubic yards of material is estimated to be removed from the Wilmington Harbor’s anchorage basin and mid-river area beginning some time later this year.
UNCW road project adds permeable materials to reduce runoff
Work has begun at the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus to upfit an existing service road as part of a federally supported plan to protect nearby creeks and streams.
Save Sledge Forest rally planned for this month
The rally to support the conservation of New Hanover County’s last large expanse of old-growth trees is scheduled for June 21.
Wilmington’s mulch giveaway event set for May 30
Wilmington and area residents may load the mulch and partially decayed stump grindings by hand on a first-come, first-serve basis May 30.
Army Corps awards contract for Wilmington Harbor dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District has awarded an $18.6 million contract for maintenance dredging in the Wilmington Harbor.
‘Flytrap Frolic’ June 7 to offer close-up of carnivorous plants
N.C. Coastal Land Trust’s annual Flytrap Frolic, scheduled for June 7 in Wilmington, brings participants face-to-trap with carnivorous plants.
Tour highlights importance of state’s coastal reserves
State officials and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality staff took a tour Friday of Masonboro Island Reserve in Wilmington that highlighted the special coastal site.
State issues swim advisories for waters in 2 coastal counties
Swimmers should avoid entering waters within 200 feet of posted advisories at soundside beaches in Beaufort and New Hanover counties, where waters tested for elevated bacteria levels.
Cape Fear River Watch to host ‘Postcards Against PFAS’ event
The “Postcards Against PFAS” event is from 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday in Wilmington ahead of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission’s May 8 meeting.
Wilmington Earth Day festival to be a ‘fun-filled afternoon’
Wilmington’s 35th annual Earth Day Festival taking place April 26 is to feature educational activities, live music, exhibitors, food trucks and more.
