Tag: environmental
Environmentalists condemn Wilmington wood pellet exporter whose mission is to reduce CO2 emissions
A crew of environmental advocates sits aboard the Henrietta during a “cut carbon, not forests” river cruise Saturday, aimed at targeting...
The EPA just rolled back protections for wetlands. What does it mean for Cape Fear region?
Streams temporarily filled by stormwater and wetlands that do not have a direct surface water connection to water bodies may soon...
SELC roasts NCDOT’s Cape Fear Crossing study as ‘riddled with myriad errors, omissions, and misrepresentations’
SOUTHEASTERN, N.C. --- One month after filing a lawsuit against the state for its Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Mid-Currituck Bridge, the Southern...
New Hanover County Planning Board to vote on Castle Hayne sand mine with toxic-waste issues
NEW HANOVER COUNTY --- In New Hanover County Planning Board's first meeting of the year, board members will hear a case with a legacy...
ICYMI – Battle for Freeman Park, sneaky bill scraps stormwater regs, Surf City ‘megadecks’
This week, we took at two-part deep dive into the lawsuits between Carolina Beach and private property owners at Freeman Park. The town wants...
New lameduck law, overriding Cooper’s veto, appears to push back stormwater regulations
RALEIGH, N.C. --- A new law, passed after an overridden veto two days after Christmas, appears to weaken stormwater regulations across the state ---...
International Paper, which helped push for Cape Fear ‘swamp’ reclassification, up for new permit
REIGELWOOD, N.C. --- International Paper is applying to renew the air pollution permit for its Riegelwood facility, including a request to increase emission of...
3 days vs. 3 months? Regulatory structure makes it tougher to protect wetlands
(Author’s note: This is part two of a three-part series examining southeastern North Carolina’s hardened shoreline.)
SOUTHEASTERN, N.C.—When it comes to coastal erosion, it's easy...
What does it mean that our shoreline is ‘hardening?’ It’s not good
(Author's note: This is part one of a three-part series examining southeastern North Carolina's hardened shoreline.)
SOUTHEASTERN, N.C.—Every year, the North Carolina coast is getting...
As landfill grows, New Hanover County’s composting program needs food
Each landfill cell costs $300,000 an acre to build, not including the price to purchase land. This is a section of...