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News Briefs
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Federation Meets With International Group
North Carolina Coastal Federation staff met recently with visitors from across the globe at Jockey’s Ridge to discuss the federation’s work.
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Algal Blooms in Chowan River Spark Concern
State environmental and health officials are urging the public to avoid the green or blue water in the Chowan River, the result of an algal bloom.
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Bag Ban Repeal, Fisheries Panel Cuts Loom
Measures to repeal the Outer Banks ban on plastic shopping bags and to cut the two at-large seats from the Marine Fisheries Commission have advanced in the General Assembly.
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State Agencies Seek Answers on GenX
State environmental and health regulators said they will continue studying the presence of the chemical GenX in the Cape Fear River as the chemical’s manufacturer moves to halt discharge.
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Langley Picked As Lower Neuse Riverkeeper
Katy Langley has accepted the position of Lower Neuse Riverkeeper after the recent departure of Travis Graves.
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Help Needed To Find Sick Humpback
The Outer Banks Marine Mammal Stranding Network seeks the public’s help in locating a sick and emaciated humpback whale spotted Saturday north of Oregon Inlet.
News Waves
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News & Features
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Butler Raises GenX Issue During Budget Talks
New Hanover County’s Rep. Deb Butler pointed to concern about the GenX compound in the Wilmington area’s drinking water supply and DEQ permitting backlogs in a plea to spare the agency from cuts in the budget passed Thursday.
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Navassa Residents Demand Health Answers
Folks living near the site of a former wood-treatment operation in Navassa in Brunswick County say their questions about its health risks have gone unanswered for too long.
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Science
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Runoff Study Aims For Better Water Quality
Researchers with the UNC-Institute of Marine Sciences are working with Beaufort to help the town better protect coastal waters from stormwater pollution.
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Our Coast
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Ten Ways to ‘Mess With’ A Tomato Sandwich
A white bread tomato sandwich with mayonnaise, salt and pepper could be the official summer food of the N.C. coast, but our Liz Biro offers 10 perfectly acceptable variations on the classic.
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Waterfowl Museum to Celebrate 25 Years
A tribute to Harkers Island musicians will be part of Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center’s 25th anniversary celebration June 23-24.
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Commentary
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James Barrie Gaskill, Friend of Our Coast
James Barrie Gaskill of Ocracoke, an educator, commercial fisherman, family man and advocate for a healthy North Carolina coast, died Wednesday at 74.
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Featured Photo
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‘Storm Front at the Cape’
A severe storm cell moves in at Cape Lookout early on May 30. Photo: Joel Elliott
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Featured Video
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Identifying Rip Currents
Scientists from the University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute and Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue use fluorescein dye to track rip currents within the surf zone as illustrated in this short video from 2015. The video does not have sound.
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