05.17.2012
Topics: Coastal management, Northeast Coast
Two recent court cases -- one dealing with a state law on large landfills and the other with condemned buildings on the public-trust beach -- may have far-reaching implications.
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05.16.2012
Topics: Low-Impact Development (LID), Southeast Coast, Stormwater
The Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association gave the federation its 2012 Coastal Green Built Award, a symbol of the growing relationship between the two disparate groups. More >
05.15.2012
Topics: Climate Change, Legislature, Sea-Level Rise
The N.C. General Assembly may consider a bill that would prevent the state from planning for the higher seas that many scientists expect later this century as the climate warms.
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05.14.2012
Topics: Fisheries, Wildlife
The invasive tiger shrimp, which can be 13 inches long and weigh a quarter pound, may now be reproducing in N.C. waters. We may have to learn to love it. More >
05.11.2012
Topics: Education, Habitat Restoration
Every year, the federation's educators take kids out of the classroom to plant marshes, create oyster reefs, build rain gardens and learn about the natural wonders of our coast. More >
05.10.2012
Topics: Fisheries, Legislature
The state legislature is contemplating merging the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and the Wildlife Resources Commission. More >
05.09.2012
Topics: Advocacy, Pollution, Water Quality
Methods -- some expensive, some cheap -- exist that allow marinas and boatyards to power wash boats without polluting the water in the process. More >
05.08.2012
Topics: Advocacy, Pollution, Water Quality
Citing a lack of money and staff, state regulators do little to ensure that marinas and boatyards follow the law when power washing boats. More >
