Ocracoke relief workers said that because of overwhelming response they have turned to organizations with the resources to coordinate volunteer forces and donations for the village wrecked by Hurricane Dorian.
Duke Energy will seek a 20-year renewal of operating licenses for reactors at six nuclear power plants, including the Brunswick plant near Southport.
Dominion Energy says it’s moving on a plan to build in federal waters off Virginia Beach the largest offshore wind development in the country.
FEMA and the state announced Friday that more than $18 million will go to reimburse expenses restoring Bogue Banks beaches damaged during Hurricane Florence.
As part of National Estuaries Week, learn about the importance of estuaries Saturday during Olde Beaufort Farmers’ Market Estuaries Day.
Dare County Board of Commissioners approved four zoning amendments as part of a continuing effort to generate what is now called “essential housing” to increase more affordable options in the county.
Girls Exploring Science & Technology, initially for middle schoolers, is being offered Oct. 12 to ninth through 12th grade girls for them to learn about science, technology, engineering and math opportunities.
Carteret Big Sweep has organized cleanups across the county Saturday morning as part of the Ocean Conservancy’s 34th International Coastal Cleanup, the world’s largest single-day volunteer effort.
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is celebrating National Estuaries Week 2019, which kicked off Saturday, with a shoreline-monitoring volunteer event Friday at Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve.
Gov. Roy Cooper has asked President Trump to issue a major disaster declaration for 13 counties affected by Hurricane Dorian, a step toward getting federal assistance.
Brunswick County Solid Waste and Recycling is hosting a hazardous household waste collection event Saturday, when county residents can properly dispose of old or unused stains, insecticides, household cleaning products and more.
ECU Integrated Coastal Programs and the Coastal Studies Institute will host a lecture Wednesday on seacoast plants of the Carolinas as part of its “Science on the Sound” monthly lecture series.
