Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias, are one of the most abundant and controversial shark species on the East Coast of the United States. As a result of overfishing, many marine predatory fish populations have diminished by ...

Climate change threatens the ecological and socioeconomic sustainability of Dare, Hyde, and Tyrrell counties as they are the three lowest-lying counties in all of North Carolina, making them particularly vulnerable to sea ...

North Carolina has become increasingly vulnerable to drought events in recent years as a result of population growth and the effects of climate change. While many western states began managing for water scarcity decades ...

In response to the negative impact of urban and agricultural development on freshwater systems, stream restoration efforts often attempt to return degraded streams to a natural ecosystem structure and function. However, ...

At its core environmental management is achieved through the design and control of human behavior. Land use planning provides an excellent tool for the management of a variety of influential human activities by controlling ...

Recurring energy and economic crises promote legislation and government action focused on the development of domestic energy sources to alleviate foreign dependency and create jobs for a rising percentage of unemployed ...

Interest in improving energy efficiency and expanding renewable energy are gaining momentum around the country and North Carolina is no exception. The state legislature is currently considering several bills to encourage ...

In the ancient and acidic Ultisol soils of the Southern Piedmont, USA, we studied changes in trace element biogeochemistry over four decades, a period during which formerly cultivated cotton fields were planted with pine ...

Coastal North Carolina is facing a crisis. Small towns up and down the coast are facing development pressures, population booms, environmental degradation, and loss of the working waterfront and traditional cultures. The ...

In 2004 North Carolina’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regulatory Commissions adopted the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP). One of the primary goals of the CHPP is to identify, designate, and ...