Offshore oil meeting draws more than 125 in Wilmington
Take action this World Oceans Day — call your representative or Gov. Roy Cooper today to make it clear the North Carolina coast should remain off-limits to offshore oil drilling.…
How to contact Gov. Cooper about protecting the coast from oil drilling
As you’ve likely read or heard about from our action alert, President Trump signed an executive order last week that aims to expand offshore drilling off our coast. The North…
SELC files motion to prevent seismic industry from challenging denied permits
The North Carolina Coastal Federation joined other environmental groups in an intervention to prevent the seismic industry from challenging the denial of permits for conducting seismic surveys off the Atlantic…
Oppose plans to drill for oil and gas off the North Carolina coast
Don’t paint the Gulf Stream with oil — oppose plans to drill for oil and gas off the North Carolina coast. The North Carolina Coastal Federation opposes offshore oil and…
31 local governments received Pelican Awards for role in preventing offshore oil drilling
The North Carolina Coastal Federation awarded 31 local governments Pelican Awards for passing resolutions against offshore oil and/or seismic surveys, which involve the use of sonic waves to search for…
Federation requests BOEM to review seismic surveys’ effect on fish
The North Carolina Coastal Federation sent a comment letter Monday to the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and a second comment letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), requesting…
Breaking News: Obama Reverses Course on Drilling Off Southeast Coast
According to a report in the New York Times, the decision to withdraw a plan to permit oil and gas drilling off the southeast Atlantic coast will be withdrawn. Read the…
Shaping Our Economic Future: Offshore Oil Drilling in N.C.
Shaping Our Economic Future: Offshore Oil Drilling in N.C.Join the North Carolina Coastal Federation on July 31 at the New Bern Convention Center for a public forum on offshore drilling and what it means for North Carolina.