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Jan 23, 2025 · While the visible and odorous signs are now gone, a panel formed to oversee environmental restoration sees remaining challenges at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore site where a secret submarine survey base once operated.

Jan 10, 2025 · A new U.S. Geological Survey report finds that accelerating sea level rise and intensifying storms pose a threat to barrier islands like those of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, which the superintendent says confirms what …

Jan 14, 2025 · Kevin Hardy of Wilmar, near Vanceboro, fishes along Cape Lookout National Seashore as a commercial fishing trawler offshore heads southwest. Photo: Dylan Ray

Sep 24, 2024 · A public comment period is open on the Department of the Navy's draft supplemental environmental impact statement/overseas environmental impact statement for proposed continuation of offshore military training with sonar and explosives.

3 days ago · Guest commentary: As we welcome 2025, let’s make this the year we reimagine our relationship with North Carolina’s coast by leveraging natural processes and resources to enhance biodiversity, protect habitats and promote resilient communities.

Oct 31, 2024 · The division is asking the public to complete its Section 309 Survey available online until Nov. 22. The division works to protect, conserve and manage the state’s coastal resources through an integrated program of planning, permitting, education and research. Every five years, coastal programs, like the division, carry out the self-assessments to identify priority issues and enhancement ...

Dec 20, 2024 · From the founder: The organization that publishes Coastal Review remains focused on ensuring that North Carolina’s coastal ecosystems remain healthy and productive for generations to come.

5 days ago · Drought conditions are spreading across much of the state, including severe drought in 11 eastern North Carolina counties.

Dec 16, 2024 · Coastal Resources Commission legal counsel Mary Lucasse, speaking during a recent legal symposium in New Bern, said the Coastal Area Management Act balances development and private property rights with protecting natural resources.