Southeast Coast Advocacy
Current Issues
Stop Titan Cement
The N.C. Coastal Federation has joined other advocacy groups and activists in a grassroots movement to stop Titan American from building a huge cement plant and mine near Wilmington…read more
Titan American wants to build a huge cement plant and mine on this site along the Northeast Cape Fear River near Wilmington.
Volunteers Rick Peruggi, left, and Fred Loepp take water samples from the Lockwood Folly River.
Protecting Lockwood Folly
The Lockwood Folly River encompasses a 150-square-mile watershed where portions of the river closed to shellfishing have more than tripled from 18 percent in 1980 to 55 percent today. Worried about the river’s health and the continued viability of the local fishing industry as development pressures increase, the N.C. Coastal Federation and its partners are seeking solutions…read more
New International Port Proposal
North Carolina officials last year announced they had bought more than 600 acres on the Cape Fear River for a massive new container port as part of the state’s effort to attract more commerce through its ports. This project came as a surprise to many and now could be one of the largest projects ever undertaken by the state. What the state is proposing is a modern port that could handle the largest container ships in the world. It could change the face of our Southeast Region forever.
The proposed port would just south of the Sunny Point Munitions Terminal and north of Southport and bounded by the Cape Fear River and Progress Energy to the west.
The potential environmental and social effects and problems could be overwhelming. Hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars will be needed to improve roads, provide rail, build schools and other infrastructure that will be on the taxpayers’ tab and not the port’s... read more
- Learn more about our regional Coastal Advocate
To Report a Violation
- Call Coastal Advocate Mike Giles at 910-509-2838 or 910-231-6687 (cell)
- Email Mike
- File a Pollution Report
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