Gareth McGrath
Climate Change Reporter at StarNews
Climate change reporter for the USA Today Network in NC who doesn't mind trading stories about my native England, laughs, information and cider recommendations.
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Gareth McGrath
Capt. Dave Tilley didn't mince his words about what might happen if the buoys off coastal North Carolina that provide real-time weather, ocean and climate data go dark due to President Trump's proposed budget cuts. "I can look at a flag on the beach and tell what the weather is doing offshore because I've been doing this a long time," said the captain of the Carolina Beach-based Wild Rover III and operator of the saltwatercentral.com fishing website.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Gareth McGrath
The brown piping snaked along the beach near Oak Island's western tip, making a trip from the public accesses and oceanfront homes a challenge at times. But that wasn't bothering Donnie Fredericks as he walked the beach with his family on a windy Tuesday morning. "I'm just glad to see this part of the beach getting some fresh sand," said the Ohio native and frequent visitor to the Brunswick County beach town, pointing to some beachfront homes relying on sandbags to hold back the encroaching ocean.
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4 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Gareth McGrath
The claws are coming out as North Carolina regulators float plans to manage the state's blue crab fishery,On one side are biologists with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries, who say the management plan for the fishery needs to be amended to help a vital marine and economic species that's been showing signs of being in decline for more than a decade.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Gareth McGrath
Swatting away one of the numerous black flies that converged on him as he wiped his brow, Bill Peters took off his sunglasses and looked at the cleared area next to the Fort Fisher monument. "Looks like someone just came in and bush-hogged this," he said, as his wife, Laura, nodded her head. The Peters, from Tennessee, are regular visitors to Southeastern North Carolina and Pleasure Island in particular.
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1 month ago |
citizen-times.com | Gareth McGrath
Recent Supreme Court rulings and state legislation threaten to weaken wetland protections in North Carolina. Proponents of these changes argue that previous regulations were overly burdensome and hindered economic development. Environmental groups warn that loosening these regulations could have devastating consequences for water quality, flood control, and wildlife habitat.
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They can look scary & pack a painful, sometimes venomous bite if threatened. But these critters native to the Cape Fear region really just want to be left alone. Here's how to coexist with them. https://t.co/goJLQPMkG7 @StarNewsOnline @EnvironmentNC @NCWildlife @NCCoastalFed
The cost of riding the Fort Fisher-Southport ferry could go up by more than 40% if some NC politicians have their way. Here's why they want to hike @NCDOT ferry fees across the board. https://t.co/IvyG2XwHPw @StarNewsOnline @EnvironmentNC @brunsco @NewHanoverCo @CBTownHall
Cuts to NOAA proposed by Musk's DOGE could see funding lost for near-shore buoys off the NC coast relied on by fishermen, the Coast Guard and the Nat'l Weather Service. https://t.co/hvWZSyeYFa @EnvironmentNC @NCCoastalFed @StarNewsOnline @NCDOT @NC_Governor