The turquoise waters surrounding the small island chain that includes Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands hold opportunities for exploring future wind energy projects. But they also hold important archaeological and cultural heritage sites.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 10:53 am
By: ECU News Services
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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. issued the following statement in response to the passage of Interior and Environment Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024:
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 1:51 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Department of the Interior today announced new steps to utilize nature-based solutions in its efforts to tackle the climate crisis, including the launch of a new tool to make those strategies more accessible to the public.
Published: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 2:49 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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CANCUN, Mexico — The Executive Committee of the North American Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation for Protected Areas (NAPA) signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding this week outlining a framework for continued cooperation and coordination
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 1:00 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Pirates achieve historic sponsored activities funding
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 10:03 am
By: ECU News Services
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Milwaukee County passed a resolution granting nature equal rights to mankind — the first move of its kind in the state.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 6:42 pm
By: Daily Wire
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ECU celebrates new academic year, refreshed strategic plan
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 4:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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News and Updates
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 @ 7:21 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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$5 million in funding will further goals of Department’s Grasslands Keystone Initiative
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2023 @ 8:25 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced that the Department has committed nearly $16 million as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to prevent the imminent extinction of Hawaiian Forest Birds.
Published: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ 8:00 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued a joint memo to federal agency leaders with wildfire responsibilities outlining their vision and goals for managing wildland fires this year.
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 7:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Impact of species introduction, invasion and changing fish populations
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 10:50 pm
By: ECU News Services
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NSF-funded projects aim to create economic shift
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 11:36 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Rising tides, coupled with beach erosion are destroying once beautiful waterfront properties, causing them to crumble or be uninhabitable.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 12:37 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Students, staff provide helping hands across the state over spring break
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 4:24 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A new report finds that North Carolina’s forest management plans effectively preserve forests while allowing for recreation and commercial use
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2023 @ 11:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Law enforcement officials detained far-Left climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday at an anti-energy protest in Germany. The protest comes as the continent deals with an energy crisis sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Published: Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 @ 5:21 pm
By: Daily Wire
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New K-12 Science Standards for North Carolina schools were released last month, and the results are a mixed bag
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2023 @ 8:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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FBI Director Christopher Wray told Homeland Security Committee House members Tuesday that the video-sharing app TikTok poses national security threats from the Chinese Communist Party.
Published: Friday, November 25th, 2022 @ 10:29 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Thom Ruhe, President, Chief Executive Officer of the NC IDEA, via Zoom and filmed the nineteenth edition in a video series called Critical Conversations
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 11:24 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ECU researchers lead efforts to understand dynamic coastal interactions
Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2022 @ 8:45 am
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina is home to a number of funding institutions supporting strategies necessary for economic growth.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 12:30 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to effectively implement the incentives for semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing provided by division A of H.R. 4346 (the “Act”), it is hereby ordered
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2022 @ 11:03 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Let's not forget those nasty cows. They fart. The methane in the cow farts warms up the atmosphere, and the climate becomes warmer. Worldwide we have about 1 billion cows. Why do we have to have so many of these methane stinkers? Because there are too many people who want to eat steaks, burg...
Published: Friday, August 26th, 2022 @ 10:05 am
By: Florian Deltgen
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The question isn’t whether a massive buildout of offshore wind capacity off North Carolina beaches would lead to fewer jobs and less economic growth than otherwise, but how extensive the losses would be
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 9:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Most Significant Climate Legislation in U.S. History Delivers for Overburdened Communities
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2022 @ 5:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Fishing communities in every coastal state have tried to alert the Biden administration to offshore wind energy’s threat to their industry and marine habitats, biodiversity, and oceanography
Published: Monday, August 15th, 2022 @ 4:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sub-Saharan Africa plays a critical role in advancing global priorities to the benefit of Africans and Americans.
Published: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 @ 3:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Max Gomberg, a former climate change mitigation strategist with leftist views, resigned from the California State Water Resources Control Board this month, pointing to Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) administration’s unwillingness to make changes during a drought in the state.
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 @ 8:55 am
By: Daily Wire
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Could the Loch Ness Monster be real? It’s “plausible,” after a team of paleontologists in Morocco discovered fossils of an aquatic dinosaur species in a freshwater environment.
Published: Sunday, August 7th, 2022 @ 8:53 am
By: Daily Wire
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The World Economic Forum recently suggested that “space bubbles” can be used to block out the sun and thereby reduce climate change.
Published: Monday, August 1st, 2022 @ 10:53 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Currently, North Carolina’s middle school health standards require educators to address various environmental problems
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 12:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On July 6, the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund at the North Carolina Community Foundation will open a new round of grant applications powered by expanded funding and partnerships.
Published: Monday, June 20th, 2022 @ 11:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) Secretary Reid Wilson participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Bobs Creek State Natural Area.
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2022 @ 1:24 pm
By: Governor's Office
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