DEQ Seeks Input on Outreach Plans
The state Department of Environmental Quality is looking for public comment through Sept. 18 on draft plans for public participation and reaching those who speak a language other than English.
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Ocracoke Festival to Benefit Health Center
The Ocracoke Seafood Festival Aug. 31 is an evening of fun and fundraising to help with much-needed repairs to the Ocracoke Health Center.
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Topsail Island’s Southern Tip Back on Market
A 110-acre, oceanfront tract at New Topsail Inlet that’s in a federal Coastal Barriers Resource Act zone has again been listed for sale, prompting new worries about development.
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NC Aquariums Welcome Two New Directors
The North Carolina Aquariums in Pine Knoll Shores and Roanoke Island are both under new directors, the state Aquariums Division announced Monday.
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Dare Looks at Zoning to Increase Housing
Dare County commissioners are holding Sept. 16 in Manteo a public hearing on proposed zoning amendments to address year-round affordable housing issues.
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North Carolina and the Turpentine Trail
Historian David Cecelski writes about North Carolina losing its stranglehold on the naval stores industry after the American Civil War, forcing workers to follow the “turpentine trail” in search of untapped longleaf pine forests in other southern states.
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Forum Ahead on Inner Banks Ferry Plans
Rep. Ed Goodwin, R-Chowan, is to share Thursday in Plymouth during a special forum the most recent information on plans for the high-speed ferry system that would connect Plymouth, Edenton, Columbia, Hertford, Elizabeth City and Manteo.
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Fort Raleigh to Hold Special Program
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site will commemorate Saturday the 400th anniversary of the first landing of enslaved Africans in English-occupied North America.
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Taste of Core Sound Set for Friday
The summer Taste of Core Sound, a fundraising event featuring a five-course meal, program with Crook’s Corner chef Bill Smith and auction, will be Aug. 23 at Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island.
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Audio Recordings Bolster Reef Life Science
N.C. State researchers using underwater sound recordings have found more biodiversity of fish and other aquatic life than expected depend on oyster reefs as habitat.
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DAQ Seeks Log Fumigation Rule Comments
The state Division of Air Quality has extended the comment period on a proposed log fumigation emissions rule from Aug. 16 to Aug. 30.
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NOAA Recommends NC Project for Grant
A project to restore the Roanoke River basin in North Carolina is one of 19 new coastal and marine habitat restoration projects recommended for federal funding.
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Lake Mattamuskeet Plan Gets State’s OK
The state has approved the Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan, an effort to address water quality and flooding issues that’s taken more than two years to develop.
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Enviva Northampton Hearing Set for Tuesday
The state Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality’s meeting and public hearing on a draft permit for Enviva Pellets Northampton LLC is Tuesday.
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Horse Sense and Survival Tour Ahead
Reservations are required for the Cape Lookout National Seashore’s next Horse Sense and Survival Tour Aug. 24 with the park’s resource manager.
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Wanchese Boatbuilder Seeks to Fill Wetlands
The Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on a proposed project to fill a quarter-acre of wetlands in Wanchese to allow the planned expansion of a boatbuilding business.
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Sea Level Rise Report to Look Beyond 2050
The Coastal Resources Commission is directing its science advisory panel to look at sea level rise predictions beyond 30 years in its 2020 update to a state report.
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Impasse Snags PFAS, Clean Water Funding
Research on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and millions of dollars in funding for clean water and parks and recreation trust funds are caught up in the ongoing state budget deadlock.
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Meeting Set For Artificial Reef Project
The state Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program has scheduled a meeting Aug. 29 in Manteo to provide information on a proposed project near Roanoke Island.
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Hurricane Preparedness Program Thursday
Jacksonville is hosting a hurricane preparedness awareness program at 6 p.m. Thursday with a National Weather Service meteorologist, first responders and town representatives.
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Work Ends on Proposed Cape Fear Crossing
Planning for the Cape Fear Crossing highway-bridge project in the Wilmington area has come to a halt, NCDOT announced Tuesday.
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Coastal Lands Melting Away Into the Sound
In today’s guest commentary, Matt Paulson, Dare County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor, writes that important steps can be taken to lessen the effects of climate change here where it matters most.
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Dare Watermen to Host DMF Director
State Division of Marine Fisheries Director Steve Murphey is the invited guest for the Dare County Commission for Working Watermen’s meeting Wednesday in Rodanthe.
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Construction Continues in Flood Risk Areas
A recent national real estate industry study ranks North Carolina second among states with the highest number of new homes built in the 10-year flood risk zone.
