This page provides a compilation of links to news articles in publications and announcements in 2008 that discuss natural resource activities, policy and mitigation especially relevant to the Albemarle-Pamlico Region. Additional news items for inclusion are welcome. Please send to APNEP staff. Please also check out Science and Technology News.
WINTER (Jan-Mar)
Coastal Wind Farm Proposed: Carteret Project Ruffles Neighbors (The News & Observer in Raleigh 2/6/08)
Top “Fish Head” Wades Into Issues: Louis Daniel III Has Many Tasks Ahead After First Year As State Fisheries Director (The News & Observer in Raleigh 2/7/08)
Cost High to Dredge Falls Lake: Scooping Out the Lake Bottom as a Hedge Against Future Droughts Isn't the Obvious Solution It Might Seem to Be (The News & Observer in Raleigh 2/8/08)
Pamlico [County] Seeks to Manage Growth to Protect Natural Resources (New Bern Sun Journal 2/7/08)
Leaders Meet to Discuss Growth in North Carolina (New Bern Sun Journal 2/8/08)
Volunteers Convene to Assist Neuse River (New Bern Sun Journal 2/10/08)
Group Forms to Support Swamp Park: Friends of Dismal Swamp State Park to Raise Funds (Elizabeth City Daily Advance 2/11/08)
Federal Plan for Allocation of Fishery Resources Moves Forward (Outer Banks Sentinel 2/13/08)
SPRING (Apr-Jun)
Wetlands Mining Proposed: Army Corps Files Impact Statement on PCS Phosphate’s Plans Near Pamlico River in Beaufort County (The News & Observer in Raleigh 5/24/08)
Number of Polluted Virginia Waterways Highest Ever (The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads 6/17/08)
After Five Years of Planning, Stumpy Point Water Plant to be Built (The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads 6/19/08)
Peat-Rich Soil Feeds Pocosin Lakes Fire (The News & Observer in Raleigh 6/21/08)
Water Resources Chief to Retire as Coastal Project Funding in Flux (The Wilmington Star-News 6/23/08)
SUMMER (Jul-Sep)Forum: Rising Sea Level, Population Need to Be Addressed (The Daily Advance in Elizabeth City 8/6/08) APNEP Note: APNEP’s Watershed Management Coordinator, Lucy Henry, is featured.
Concerns Mount Over Runoff-Induced Pollution Woes (The Herald-Sun in Durham 9/4/08)
Trust to Help Protect Wetlands Donated by Couple (The Daily Reflector in Greenville 9/5/08) APNEP Note: Dr. Stanley Riggs, a member of APNEP’s Science & Technical Advisory Committee, is featured.
Roots Run Deep in Small Village of Mann’s Harbor (The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads 9/14/08)
Oil Off the NC Coast (North Carolina Public Radio 9/17/08) APNEP Note: Dr. Lauriston King, a member of APNEP’s Science & Technical Advisory Committee, is interviewed.
Calls for More Monitoring of Drugs and Chemicals (AP/ The Herald-Sun in Durham 9/18/08)
Line Break Sends Sewage into Eno Basin (The Herald-Sun in Durham 9/20/08)
Children’s ‘Day on the River’ (The Daily Advance in Elizabeth City 9/20/08)
In the East, the Trail Is A Leap of Faith (The News & Observer in Raleigh 9/21/08)
[Virginia] Beach Ranked Among Top Environmentally Sustainable Cities (The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads 9/22/08)
Third Fish Kill in a Month Claims 75,000 (New Bern Sun Journal 9/22/08)
Prawn Crop Increasing in Size (New Bern Sun Journal 9/22/08)
‘Dog’ Gonnit: Fishermen Cry Foul (Outer Banks Sentinel 9/24/08)
CRC Discusses Aesthetic Impact of Offshore Wind Farms (Wilmington Star-News 9/25/08)
Coastal Panel Eases Redevelopment Rules (The News & Observer in Raleigh 9/27/08)
Discarded Shells Will Shelter State’s Baby Oysters (The Daily Reflector in Greenville 9/30/08)
AUTUMN (Oct-Dec)
Conservation Advocate Says Trust Has Preserved 40,000 Acres (New Bern Sun Journal 10/4/08)
Volunteers Attack Litter Along Water (Rocky Mount Telegram 10/5/08)
Planner Says Stormwater Rules Wont’ Be A Major Burden on County (New Bern Sun Journal 10/6/08)
Pests! Sandspurs Latching On in Elizabeth City (The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads 10/9/08)
“Big Sweep” Helps Clean Up City’s Waterways (Washington Daily News 10/10/08)
Panel Fine-Tunes Harbor Plan (Washington Daily News 10/10/08)
Rain Finally Put An End to Costly Dismal Swamp Fire (The Virginian-Pilot in Hampton Roads 10/11/08)
Make it Official (Washington Daily News 11/13/08)
Stop Dragging Anchor(Washington Daily News 12/18/08)