Wanchese Office Oyster Farm Demonstration Up and Running
The Coastal Federation is the proud new owner of our very own oyster farm demonstration site at the Wanchese office. The half-acre site is set up in Broad Creek just…
Court order vacates discharge permit, protecting Blounts Creek
A state court recently vacated a state permit that would have allowed a mining firm to discharge wastewater into Blounts Creek. The millions of gallons of discharge would have changed…
Gov. Cooper speaks at Pelican Awards
Gov. Roy Cooper spoke at the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s 2017 Pelican Awards and 35th Anniversary Soundside Soiree Aug. 5, where he called on the state to recommit to protecting…
Offshore oil meeting draws more than 125 in Wilmington
Take action this World Oceans Day — call your representative or Gov. Roy Cooper today to make it clear the North Carolina coast should remain off-limits to offshore oil drilling.…
Oppose plans to drill for oil and gas off the North Carolina coast
Don’t paint the Gulf Stream with oil — oppose plans to drill for oil and gas off the North Carolina coast. The North Carolina Coastal Federation opposes offshore oil and…
Federation, business community reach compromise on SUP
Stakeholders reached a compromise to improve the New Hanover County Special Use Permit process for industry On Feb. 2, the New Hanover County Planning Board voted 6-1 to adopt the…
Special Use Permit hearing postponed
On Nov. 14, with more than a hundred people in attendance and a dozen people lined up to speak, the current New Hanover County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) voted to…
Milestone achieved in campaign for an improved Industrial SUP
UPDATE: On Nov. 3, there will be a New Hanover County Planning Board Public Hearing from 6-8 p.m. The hearing will determine the Special Use Permit recommendation the planning board…
Federation releases stance on wind energy
The North Carolina Coastal Federation developed its position on wind energy this month following two public hearings about the proposed Wind Energy Area (WEA) off the coast of Kitty Hawk. “The…
Update on the New Hanover County SUP
More than 55 supporters attended the New Hanover County (NHC) Planning Board’s Sept. 8 public hearing on proposed revisions to the county’s Special Use Permit (SUP) process submitted by the NHC…
My Community: My Voice campaign kickoff a success
The My Community: My Voice campaign kicked off in Wilmington on Wednesday evening, Aug. 17, with a packed house at the local pub, Ironclad Brewery. The campaign, which is spearheaded by the…
31 local governments received Pelican Awards for role in preventing offshore oil drilling
The North Carolina Coastal Federation awarded 31 local governments Pelican Awards for passing resolutions against offshore oil and/or seismic surveys, which involve the use of sonic waves to search for…
Federation requests BOEM to review seismic surveys’ effect on fish
The North Carolina Coastal Federation sent a comment letter Monday to the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and a second comment letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), requesting…
Titan-Free Jamboree celebrates success of community efforts against Titan
The North Carolina Coastal Federation celebrated grassroots efforts yesterday, joining community members and other environmental groups in celebrating eight years of hard work against Titan America’s plan to build a…
We Continue to Advocate for Clean Communities
On March 10, Titan America announced plans to suspend building a coal-fired cement plant and strip mine at Castle Hayne in New Hanover County along the NE Cape Fear River.…
Breaking News: Obama Reverses Course on Drilling Off Southeast Coast
According to a report in the New York Times, the decision to withdraw a plan to permit oil and gas drilling off the southeast Atlantic coast will be withdrawn. Read the…
BREAKING NEWS: Titan Cement Scraps Its Plans!
CASTLE HAYNE – Titan America LLC announced today that the company has abandoned its controversial plans to build a cement plant here. The plans, in the works since 2008, had…
Model Industrial Development Special Use Permit Process
December 2015 Update Over the last 12 months, the Project Team convened at the New Hanover County Executive Development Center for sessions on Jan. 16, March 31, June 26, and…