The Division of Coastal Management made the awards to 14 local governments to improve public access to coastal beaches and ...

The We the Water initiative, which aims to shed light on the need for clean water and support work to improve water quality, ...

Live music, a vintage surfing contest, environmental education and an “Oysterpalooza” are highlights of Ocean Fest in Surf ...

A haven for waterbirds since at least 1970, the quickly vanishing Sandbag Island near Harkers Island was recently expanded from a tenth of an acre to 5 acres using spoils from a dredge project around ...

BEAUFORT — The state Coastal Resources Commission is pushing ahead a proposed rule change to allow wheat straw bales to be placed on ocean shores as a means of protecting dunes. The commission, which ...

Correction: This story originally reported that Cooper had vetoed the bill. Gov. Roy Cooper late Monday afternoon declined to sign a bill that includes granting a state regulatory agency’s request to ...

Third and final in a series investigating why, after years of consistent seasons for inland, joint and coastal waters, recreational anglers found themselves negotiating different flounder and mullet ...

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission is set to give final approval of 20 proposed rules when it meets later this month in Beaufort. The rules pertain to data collection and harassment ...