-
EMC moves groundwater standards, wetlands rules ahead
The N.C. Environmental Management Commission voted Thursday to send a groundwater standard rule for PFAS to the Rules Review Commission and a rule that defines wetlands in the state to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Spotlight
-
Shark meat could be high in mercury, mislabeled: Study
Meat labeled “shark” for sale in grocery stores and fish markets may be from critically endangered species or have significant mercury in its tissue, according to a UNC Chapel Hill study.
News Briefs
-
Stein appoints Johnson to serve as transportation secretary
Navy veteran and Current N.C. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary and General Counsel Daniel Johnson will move into his new role Oct. 1.
-
Hometown news: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Jefferson
“Growing up in a military town taught me a respect for service, discipline and community,” says Jefferson, whose grandfather’s and father’s service inspired his decision to join the military.
-
DEQ requires Chemours to expand PFAS well water testing
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality announced Thursday that it is requiring Chemours expand sampling eligibility of PFAS contamination to about 14,000 additional residences in the lower Cape Fear region.
-
DMF technician drowned while gathering water samples
James “Marc” Hamric, 52, of Atlantic Beach, drowned while collecting water samples in Sea Level as part of a research effort, Carteret County Sheriff’s Office reported Wednesday.
-
Weight restrictions placed on ferry route ‘until further notice’
Weight restrictions on the Southport-Fort Fisher ferry route will be in place until a ramp at the Southport terminal damaged over the weekend is repaired.
Get the news of the North Carolina coast delivered daily.
Subscribe to Coastal Review
Special Report
Federal Cuts, Coastal Effects
As the administration in Washington slashes funding and staffing and cancels programs under the guise of efficiency and cost-savings, the true costs are hitting hard here, leaving some local governments, institutions, nonprofits and residents underwater.
News & Features
-
EMC moves groundwater standards, wetlands rules ahead
The N.C. Environmental Management Commission voted Thursday to send a groundwater standard rule for PFAS to the Rules Review Commission and a rule that defines wetlands in the state to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Science
-
Shark meat could be high in mercury, mislabeled: Study
Meat labeled “shark” for sale in grocery stores and fish markets may be from critically endangered species or have significant mercury in its tissue, according to a UNC Chapel Hill study.
Commentary
-
What makes a fishing trip great? It’s not how many you catch
Following Capt. Gordon’s recent tips on preserving memories by taking better photos: Consider who is with you as a big part of the equation for a fondly memorable angling experience.
Our Coast
-
Historic Whalehead Club to mark centennial in October
The centennial of the 21,000-square-foot art nouveau mansion and centerpiece of Historic Corolla Park will be commemorated in October with special tours and other ticketed events.
-
Riverkeeper, family man Rick Dove set example for advocates
He was an attorney, retired Marine Corps colonel, mentor, one of the first Riverkeepers in the Southeast and the original Neuse Riverkeeper — Rick Dove, 86, died Aug. 22.
-
Our Coast: Sawmill workers of the Roanoke River, 1938-1939
The next installment in historian David Cecelski’s “Working Lives: Photographs from Eastern North Carolina, 1937 to 1947″ series takes the reader to a sawmill, a handle mill, and a veneer plant on the banks of the Roanoke River in 1938 and 1939.
Featured Photo
-
Night flyer out on a limb
A male luna moth, or Actias luna, finds a perch in the branches of a Japanese maple near Russell Creek in Beaufort. The easily identified species flies mostly at night and is found statewide this time of year in and near hardwood forests, wooded residential areas and, on North Carolina’s barrier islands, in maritime forests. Adult luna moths do not feed and live off food they consumed as caterpillars for the moths’ seven- to 10-day lifespan.
