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Morehead City Hears Offshore Wind Energy Pitch - Coastal Review
WEBMay 10, 2021 · The North Carolina State Port Authority currently owns about 200 acres of mostly undeveloped land on Radio Island, about 150 acres of which is set aside for future port development. The land is situated within the limits of Morehead City and is zoned for port-maritime use. “Radio Island is uniquely positioned on the East Coast of the United ...
Myriad problems led to Rodanthe’s doomed beach houses
WEBDec 2, 2022 · Houses in Rodanthe are shown jacked up Nov. 16 in preparation to be moved. Photo: Catherine Kozak. Cleanup, which is not covered by insurance, is as much as four times more expensive for the property owner, he said. A standing house can be removed for about $10,000 to $15,000; a fallen house could cost $50,000 to $100,000.
Frustrations mount over imperiled Outer Banks houses
WEBMar 9, 2022 · With the Outer Banks having some of the highest beach erosion rates in the nation, it may be unsurprising that property owners in Dare County filed about $7.2 million in claims, including its towns. Property owners in unincorporated Dare County, which includes Hatteras Island, filed 11 claims worth about $1.4 million.
White Oak River basin plan aims to improve water quality
WEBJun 29, 2021 · The basin plan is designed to help state and local leaders identify areas that need additional protection, restoration or preservation to ensure waters of the state are meeting their designated use. This is fourth document to be developed for the White Oak River basin. The basin is made up of four small river systems — New River, White Oak ...
Estuaries, though small, have huge economic impact: report
WEBThe 2021 update presented Nov. 3, prepared by TBD Economics and the Center for the Blue Economy, expands on the previous report and looks at natural infrastructure such as wetlands and oyster reefs, and coastal blue carbon, or the carbon captured by marine organisms and stored in coastal ecosystems, in the local economies of six case study sites: Pamlico Sound in North Carolina, Great Egg ...
New Rule Latest Effort to Save The Riggings | Coastal Review
WEBJul 31, 2018 · County commissioners back in the 1920s gave a contractor permission to remove from “a considerable length of the beach” a 50- to 100-foot-wide strip of coquina rock, or about 6,000 cubic yards, to use in building a local section of U.S. 421, according to a history of the Army Corps of Engineers’ Wilmington district.. Beach erosion at Fort Fisher looking south, 1946.
Coastal commission to adjust rules to comply with new laws
WEBAug 16, 2024 · The commission that determines development rules and policies for the 20 coastal counties meets later this month to consider changes to align existing development rules with recently passed state laws, including new looser requirements for replacing or repairing damaged or destroyed docks. The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission, during ...
NC at a crossroads in dealing with water quality challenges
WEBAug 24, 2021 · North Carolina’s total population has been increasing for decades. In 1990, the state population was 6.65 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By 2020, that number had climbed to 10.44 million. When compared to the rest of the country, North Carolina is the state with the ninth highest population.
Escapist 'Outer Banks' Confronts Real Issues | Coastal Review
WEBJun 22, 2020 · But there’s something more meaningful about JJ that Pankow admires. “My favorite thing about JJ is his overall awareness as a person … the place of love and care he layers under everything else,” the 21-year-old told Coastal Review Online. North Carolina native Drew Starkey portrays Rafe Cameron in “Outer Banks.”.
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