Land Purchases Bolster Conservation Efforts
Recent but unrelated purchases by the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust added acres to both the Gales Creek Preserve in Carteret County and the Brice’s Creek Preserve in Craven County.
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Trust Awards $250,000 for Cedar Point Park
The Coastal Land Trust recently awarded Cedar Point a $250,000 grant to help the Carteret County town purchase a $2.8 million, 56-acre tract for a park and conservation area.
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Weather Delays New Bonner Bridge Opening
Foul weather in recent weeks has pushed back the opening of the Bonner Bridge replacement from the originally scheduled January 2019 to February or March.
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Smarter Energy Investment Needed Now
Guest columnist R. Bruce Holsten writes that market conditions, inherent risks and other business-related factors make Atlantic offshore exploration and drilling an unwise investment.
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Australian Team Tests Seismic Effects
Researchers at the Australian Institute of Marine Science have conducted what they’re calling the first real-world seismic experiment to determine the effects of marine noise on fish and oysters. Using the seismic vessel the BGP Explorer, the researchers surveyed two sites off the northwest of Western Australia over the course of 10 days. The collaborative experiment involving more than 100 people took a year to design and coordinate and could provide answers on the effects of marine noise.
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Climate Change Council to Meet Wednesday
The N.C. Climate Change Interagency Council , which includes representatives from every state executive agency, is scheduled to hold its first meeting Wednesday in Raleigh.
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Mattamuskeet Plan Awaits State Approval
The Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan, which was 18 months in development, has been submitted for final approval by the state Division of Water Quality.
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Commission Adopts Sandbag Rule Changes
The Coastal Resources Commission, following a legislative mandate, recently approved changes to rules for sandbags along oceanfront and estuarine shorelines.
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Riverkeeper, SELC Defend GenX Agreement
The Cape Fear Riverkeeper and a Southern Environmental Law Center attorney explained Wednesday in Wilmington their reasons for joining a controversial consent order that would give a nonprofit enforcement power over Chemours.
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Final Debris Collection Set for Four Counties
The final pass for storm debris collection by North Carolina Department of Transportation contractors for Carteret, Craven, Jones and Pamlico counties is set for January.
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Our Coast’s Food: Christmas Sausage Balls
Our Liz Biro writes that when it comes to holiday nibbles in North Carolina, nothing beats sausage balls — mini-meatball morsels of pork and cheddar cheese — but proper preparation is key.
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North Topsail Beach Planner Posts Survey
North Topsail Beach is asking residents, property owners and others to complete an online survey about various issues associated with growth and development to assist officials in updating the town’s land use plan.
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Jones, NC Aquariums Weigh In On Seismic
Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. and the North Carolina Aquariums both stated in recent days their opposition to seismic exploration for oil and natural gas of the East Coast.
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Recycling Industry Crisis Hits Coastal Firm
Owners of the company that provides curbside recycling services for Hatteras Island were recently hit with a big spike in landfill tipping fees, part of a growing challenge for recycling businesses nationwide.
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Agencies Announce Clean Water Rule Rewrite
The Trump administration unveiled Tuesday a rewrite of the federal “waters of the United States” rule protecting wetlands and streams from pollution.
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Groups Sue to Block Seismic Exploration
A coalition of environmental organizations has filed a lawsuit against the federal government under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to block seismic exploration for oil and natural gas off the East Coast.
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Living Shorelines Workshops Planned
Two living shorelines workshops are scheduled for February at the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese.
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Costly Fix for Florence’s Beach, Inlet Damage
Restoring beaches and inlets damaged by Hurricane Florence will mean moving mountains of sand and securing hundreds of millions of dollars.
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NC Wins $23M to Replace Rural Bridges
North Carolina won a $23 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation BUILD to replace 77 of bridges in 17 of the state’s most economically distressed counties.
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Comments Sought on Proposed Hunt Blind
Cape Hatteras National Seashore seeks public comment until Jan. 8, 2019, on a proposed accessible hunt blind and wildlife-viewing platform on Bodie Island.
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NC’s Fisheries Declared Federal Disaster
The US Commerce secretary approved Friday Gov. Roy Cooper’s request for a disaster declaration related to damage to North Carolina’s marine fishing industry in Hurricane Florence.
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Monarch Migration
Miriam Sutton of Beaufort captured this image of a monarch butterfly in November while out on a stroll around historic Carteret County town during the annual migration season.
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New Rules Ahead For Building Near Inlets
The state Coastal Resources Commission is mulling proposed changes to development rules and boundaries for 10 of the state’s 19 active ocean inlets.
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Temporary Oceanfront Setback Rule In Works
The Coastal Resources Commission has OK’d designations for Surf City and North Topsail Beach that may allow construction boundaries to be set for oceanfront areas of environmental concern where the vegetation line was erased by Hurricane Florence.
