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1 week ago |
islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.comThe North Carolina Senate advanced a sweeping fisheries bill Wednesday that would ban shrimp trawling in inland waters and within a half-mile of the state’s coastline, igniting fierce debate over the future of the state’s commercial fishing industry. House Bill 442, which passed its second reading on a 41-4 vote, will be up for a final vote on Thursday in the Senate.
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islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.comThe governors of North and South Carolina sent a joint letter to the Trump Administration on Monday calling for both states’ coasts to be left out of the latest effort to open offshore oil and gas drilling leases. Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, and Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, asked the President to honor his 2020 memorandum exempting both of the Carolinas from future offshore drilling leases, which was codified earlier this year by former President Joe Biden.
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islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.comAn amendment that would ban shrimp trawling in the North Carolina sounds and ocean near-shore is reportedly being proposed for a bill that requires opening recreational flounder and red snapper seasons. A post Monday on Facebook said that Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick), who holds several key leadership posts in the legislature, will introduce an amended version of House Bill 442 when the Senate Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee meets on Tuesday.
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islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.comDare County, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head and Southern Shores leaders have reaffirmed their opposition to the Trump administration’s plans to open leasing of offshore sites for oil and natural gas drilling as a comment period on the proposal comes to a close on Monday. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published in the Federal Register on April 30 a request for comments on the preparation of the 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program.
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2 weeks ago |
islandfreepress.org | Sam Walker
From SamWalkerOBXNews.comFederal grants to help pay for the construction of a new bridge over the Alligator River and a study of the future for N.C. 12 on Pea Island that were originally awarded under the Biden administration have been finalized by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In 2023, a $110 million grant was awarded to the North Carolina Department of Transportation to help cover the cost of a $450 million replacement of the Lindsay C.
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