The 11th annual volunteer headcount of diamondback terrapins in coastal waters from Carteret County to Brunswick County kicks ...

As a committee of the Environmental Management Commission works to draft a PFAS monitoring framework rule, environmental advocates argue the draft language protects industry polluters.

The Environmental Management Commission voted during its meeting Thursday to take the next step in the rulemaking process to ...

A World Water Day event March 22 in Wilmington will focus on PFAS and 1,4-dioxane pollution in the Cape Fear River.

Paint crews work high above the deck of the NC State Port of Morehead City Thursday as a new protective coating is applied to ...

A draft amendment to the state's Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan would level the catch quota 50/50 between ...

Of the 99 counties experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions in the state, Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow and Pamlico counties are classified as experiencing severe drought.

Hurricanes and development have diminished this Brunswick County beach town's naturally protective tree canopy, but a planting effort and new rules may reverse the trend and ensure the name remains ...

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting input through March and hosting four informal, open-house-style public ...

While boaters, beachgoers and coastal North Carolinians alike are familiar with the state’s well-trafficked waterways at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, there’s a less famous inlet with a unique ...

A Daily News Service of the North Carolina Coastal Federation ...

Work began this week to add 4 acres to an existing oyster and recreational fishing reef in the lower Cape Fear River near the banks of Carolina Beach State Park. The North Carolina Coastal Federation ...