Trista Talton

Shellfish lease moratoriums covering several coastal counties have pushed growers to the waters near Topsail Island, and the resulting pushback could lead to further restrictions, but growers say producing in-demand, presentation-perfect oysters is difficult enough without the fight.

Bills advanced in the legislature Wednesday that would not only repeal the state's 40-year ban on breakwaters, bulkheads, seawalls, jetties, revetments, and terminal groins, but also provide taxpayer dollars to build and maintain terminal groins.

Hemingway wrote masterfully about an aging Cuban fisherman's heartbreak after losing a giant marlin he'd caught to hungry sharks, a problem that is not an emerging issue, as is often perceived, according to a recently published study.

Stein says Environmental Protection Agency's settlement agreement with Chemours on PFAS pollution will likely do little to help North Carolina and that the state Environmental Management Commission and EPA handling of these contaminants were "unfortunate steps."

The Interior Department has announced that Charlotte-based Duke Energy will terminate its offshore wind lease off Bald Head Island and "refocus" the $129 million taxpayer buyout back on fossil fuels and nuclear power.

Environmental groups argue that Martin Marietta’s preferred plan to enlarge its Castle Hayne quarry would permanently destroy 140-plus acres of pristine wetlands and around 10 acres of open water classified by as primary nursery and strategic habitat areas, and essential fish habitat.

Few things infuriate fishermen more than reeling in a hard-fought saltwater fish only to find it half eaten by a shark.

Speakers during an online public hearing Tuesday largely and roundly criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to repeal federal drinking water limits for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and delay the deadline for water utilities to comply with limits for related compounds by two years.

North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Executive Director Harrison Marks is officially stepping down as executive director to assume the role of senior adviser for the Wilmington-based nonprofit organization.

New Hanover County residents and environmentalists spoke out Tuesday against Martin Marietta’s planned Castle Hayne quarry mine expansion, urging other alternatives that would lessen threats to water quality, wetlands and aquifer levels.