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Could the ocean’s power be tapped as a renewable, acceptable, backup energy source for Outer Banks residents? That’s what National Science Foundation-funded research at the Coastal Studies Institute seeks to find out. coastalreview.org/2024/12/resear…

Coastal Resources Commission's lawyer Mary Lucasse explained why CAMA has been a 50-year "balancing act" during her presentation last month at the Shape of the Coast legal symposium in New Bern. coastalreview.org/2024/12/coasta…

A rainbow over Newport River as viewed from the marsh at Radio Island after Sunday showers. Formed using dredge spoils from a 1930s channel-deepening project at the Morehead City port, the island takes its name from Carteret Broadcasting Co.’s WMBL. Photo: Mark Hibbs

Applications now can be submitted online for CAMA general permits, brownfields property agreements, some air quality permits and to renew yard waste notifications for small-scale composting or processing of yard waste. coastalreview.org/2024/12/deq-ad…

"With Orrin, the stories never stopped," writes author and Coastal Review contributor Gilbert M. Gaul of the acclaimed Duke University scientist who died Sunday. "Some of them were even true." coastalreview.org/2024/12/coasta…

Transportation officials plan to begin building in January a temporary sandbag structure that wouldn't otherwise meet coastal development rules along Highway 12 by the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge visitor center in Rodanthe. coastalreview.org/2024/12/commis…

N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has scheduled public outreach meetings to train fishermen on the Observer Trip Scheduling System set for the last two weeks of January in Morehead City, Hatteras, Manteo, Elizabeth City, Washington and Wilmington. coastalreview.org/2024/12/divisi…

The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust announced Wednesday that an additional 593 acres along the Newport River has been purchased from Weyerhaeuser Co. and transferred to North Carolina Coastal Federation for long-term management and restoration. coastalreview.org/2024/12/coasta…

UNC Charlotte professor Dr. Jordan Poler received a grant aimed at helping make his lab’s water-purification method, which cleans drinking water of toxins including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, available to consumers. coastalreview.org/2024/12/chemis…

The William B. Umstead Bridge, also known as the Old Manns Harbor Bridge, will remain closed through February, as work continues on a $33 million bridge preservation project, state transportation officials announced Thursday. coastalreview.org/2024/12/old-ma…

"As I reflect on my journey over the past four decades with the North Carolina Coastal Federation and the changes of the past year, I am filled with both gratitude and optimism for the future of our coast," founder Todd Miller begins in today's commentary. coastalreview.org/2024/12/reflec…

A Z-scale model train operated by Mike Basher of Basher and Sons Hobbies rounds the bend during an appearance earlier this month at the 30th annual John Costlow Train Show at the North Carolina Maritime Museum Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center in Beaufort. Photo: Mark Hibbs

Of the nearly 600 cold-stunned sea turtles brought to the N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island earlier this month, as of Friday, 399 have been warmed up and released. coastalreview.org/2024/12/roanok…

Coastal Review will not publish Dec. 24-26 in observance of the Christmas holiday, but we'll be back Dec. 27. If you'd like to support this online news service published by the N.C. Coastal Fed with a tax-deductible donation, visit coastalreview.org/support/

NCDOT is set to use $25 million in federal money to build a series of 11 wildlife underpasses of various sizes along U.S. Highway 64 to reduce the large number of vehicle-related wildlife deaths and help save the endangered red wolf from extinction. coastalreview.org/2024/12/future…

Residents and visitors in kitty Hawk are being asked to steer clear of a dead whale found washed ashore on the town’s beach Friday morning. coastalreview.org/2024/12/offici…

A new law requires vendors who want priority loading to have a priority pass for each vehicle traveling on the North Carolina Department of Transportation ferry between Hatteras and Ocracoke Island. coastalreview.org/2024/12/vendor…

Whether it’s for trapping beach sand or grinding it for fresh mulch, consider upcycling that live Christmas tree you’ll be undecorating as the holiday season comes to a close. coastalreview.org/2024/12/what-t…

Working with, rather than against nature, and utilizing practical and thoughtful observation instead of mindless labor, permaculture aims to use less work to gain better results, Heidi Skinner explains in today’s Budding Wisdom. coastalreview.org/2024/12/permac…

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