05.23.2013
Topics: Central Coast, Energy, Southeast Coast
The N.C. State Ports Authority’s latest plans to bring wood pellet exporting facilities to its ports in Morehead City and Wilmington have again raised questions about the authority's openness and willingness to involve the public. More >
05.22.2013
Topics: Coastal management, Wildlife
Some local governments say a federal plan to increase protection of loggerhead sea turtles is a threat to crucial beach re-nourishment, but federal officials say the critics’ contentions are overblown. More >
05.21.2013
Topics: Coastal Culture, Coastal management, Legislature, Politics, Preservation
The proposed N.C. Senate budget closely mirrors Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposal in terms of overall dollars, but it contains a number of key distinctions in priorities, including a complete overhaul of the state’s conservation trust funds. More >
05.20.2013
Topics: Central Coast, Coastal Culture, Nature, Our Coast, Wildlife
Wild horses are among the many natural attractions that make this preserved barrier island near Beaufort worth a visit. More >
05.17.2013
Topics: Central Coast, Marine Science, Nature, Northeast Coast, Water Quality
That's the main question being asked about two proposed quarries that will dump almost 24 million gallons a day of freshwater into brackish, blackwater creeks. More >
05.16.2013
Topics: Education, Living Shorelines, Northeast Coast
Jockey's Ridge State Park is a place where kids learn about yucca plants and pennywort, blue crabs and croaker and all about the watery world around them. More >
05.15.2013
Topics: Coastal management, Legislature, Terminal groins
Small jetties, called terminal groins, could be built at all the inlets along the N.C. coast, under a bill that a state Senate committee passed yesterday, and state taxpayers could be asked to pay for all of them. More >
05.14.2013
Topics: Coastal management, Legislature, Northeast Coast
A new state ruling will make it easier for the owners of houses like this one to replace septic systems lost to storms on the beach as long as they are 50 feet from the water at low tide. More >
