Environment
Public input sought on restoring Cape Fear River natural resources near Navassa
NAVASSA, N.C. – State and federal agencies are seeking public participation to identify opportunities to restore natural resources damaged due to decades of contamination from a former wood treatment operation near Wilmington. The agencies released a restoration scoping document today that details the environmental injuries from the wood treatment operation in Navassa, a small town…
Read MoreSouthport ferry terminal certified as North Carolina Clean Marina
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s ferry terminals in Southport and Fort Fisher are the newest facilities to be certified as North Carolina Clean Marinas, a designation given to marinas that exceed minimum environmental regulatory requirements. The Clean Marina program illustrates how marina operators can help safeguard the environment by using management and operation techniques that…
Read MoreNaCo: Final “Waters of the US” rule comes up short
The National Association of Counties distributed the following on June 1, 2015: by Julie Ufner, Associate Legislative Director, National Association of Counties The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced their final Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which would increase the number of…
Read MoreNaCo Preliminary Analysis of “Waters of the US” Rule
The National Association of Counties distributed the following on May 27, 2015: After more than a year of voicing serious concerns and calling for clarity on the federal proposal to redefine “waters of the U.S.,” the National Association of Counties (NACo) has expressed disappointment that counties went unheard in the final rule that the U.S.…
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