
‘Sick Buildings’ Add to COVID-Linked Inequity
A new state task force to address disparities in communities of color impacted by COVID-19 recommends addressing aging buildings, particularly schools, in hyper-segregated, impoverished communities.
A new state task force to address disparities in communities of color impacted by COVID-19 recommends addressing aging buildings, particularly schools, in hyper-segregated, impoverished communities.
An online program Monday will highlight Wilmington’s North Waterfront Park and the recent verification by a nonprofit group that recognizes resilient, ecologically sound and accessible waterfront design.
North Topsail Beach won’t use a town-wide property tax increase solely to pay for a $672 million, 50-year federal beach renourishment project, but the creation of two new tax districts appears likely.
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a second lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to act as required to conserve the Carolina madtom and the Neuse River waterdog.
North Carolina’s shellfish relay program, in which farmers remove natural oysters from a polluted area to their own leases, is more than 100 years old, and some say the practice can’t end soon enough.
Smithfield Foods has resolved more than a dozen nuisance cases filed by eastern North Carolina residents since a court ruling in favor of the neighbors of a former Bladen County hog farm was upheld last month.
Two teen siblings residing in Morehead City recently launched a website and YouTube channel they use to promote marine conservation and outreach.
The National Audubon Society’s appeal in an ongoing legal challenge to stop Ocean Isle Beach’s planned terminal groin project heads to court next month.
Conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday for claiming it can’t release any more captive wolves into the wild, although the management strategy had proved successful in the past.
Jacksonville has become the latest coastal North Carolina municipality to adopt an ordinance to deal with abandoned and derelict vessels.
North Topsail Beach Aldermen have instructed the town’s attorney to notify the Corps of Engineers that the town will join a beach renourishment agreement with the Corps and Surf City.
State elections officials say unofficial vote totals won’t be complete until the end of next week, when most counties are holding official count meetings for remaining absentee ballots.