This is the second in a series of blogs that will look at the finances of the various environmental activist groups that are involved in lawsuits that have had and will have a profound effect on our islands. We will look at Form 990, the form that non-profit, tax-exempt organizations must file with the Internal […]
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Federal judge rules in favor of NCDOT in Bonner Bridge lawsuit
In a concise 42-page opinion, Flanagan rejected each and every claim by the plaintiffs that DOT and FWA had not followed procedures set forth by the National Environmental Policy Act and other federal regulations when it decided to build a new bridge parallel to the current span and address issues on Highway 12 through Pea […]
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Southern Environmental Law Center: By the numbers
This week we are beginning a series of blogs that will look at the finances of the various environmental activist groups that are involved in lawsuits that have had and will have a profound effect on our islands. We will look at Form 990, the form that non-profit, tax-exempt organizations must file with the Internal […]
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Boat runs aground at Cape Point
The National Park Service’s Turtle Patrol and other beachgoers were startled to find a 30-foot sportfishing boat with twin outboard engines sitting high and dry at Cape Point early this morning. According to David Carter, the National Park Service’s Hatteras Island district ranger, the boat, Dagsy Leigh, ran aground overnight. There were two people on […]
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Time has run out for replacing the Bonner Bridge
The North Carolina Department of Transportation issued a media release this week on the status of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet, which is Hatteras Island?s only highway link to the northern beaches and the mainland. The release was not the usual ?just the facts? about ferry schedules or highway or bridge repair […]
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It stinks to high heaven, but what is it?
The talk the past few weeks has been all about the very foul-smelling, brown stuff floating on the surface of the water on the sound and in creeks and canals. It really stinks. It collects against bulkheads and floats around on the open water. When the wind blows it against the shore, it gets really […]
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Dare Commissioner Richard Johnson dies at 59
By IRENE NOLAN Richard Johnson, vice-chairman of the Dare County Board of Commissioners, 59, died Thursday, Aug. 29, at his home in Manteo. Johnson had been battling cancer for some time. He was the longest serving member of the current board. He was first elected in 1996 and was re-elected last November. He was one […]
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Blogging about the blog – again
Before I get into this week?s blog, I want to let all of you know that Cape Point access has been restored for ORVs and pedestrians along the shoreline on the north side. Part of the area is still closed to protect least tern chicks, but the good news is that you can now drive […]
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National Weather Service remembers Emilyand posts other storm information
The National Weather Service in Newport, N.C., now has a webpage that marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Emily. Also, the Weather Service folks have added two other interesting pages on the website for those who follow tropical activity in North Carolina. The Hurricane Emily webpage has a case study of the storm that “brushed” […]
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Still waiting for Cape Point to open
It?s now mid-August, and Cape Point is still closed to off-road vehicles. It?s been closed since April 9. And it will apparently be closed at least another week. In fact, pedestrian access to Cape Point is also closed unless you wade in the shorebreak for a quarter mile or so around a bird closure. […]
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