Cape Fear River

Developers are pushing for a new zoning rule to allow development across from Wilmington's downtown riverfront. Environmentalists and advocates want to stop new building from happening. But for most of Wilmington's long history, the west bank of Cape Fear was heavily industrialized.

Last week, the U.S. House passed a major bill that would initiate a federal crackdown on PFAS substances. But what does the “PFAS Action Act of 2021'' entail? And what’s the outlook on it becoming law? WHQR’s Hannah Breisinger and Ben Schachtman break it down.

The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust has purchased 1,048 acres along 3.5 miles of the Cape Fear River and 1.5 miles of Indian Creek in Brunswick County.

Along the coastal barrier islands of the Atlantic coast, maritime forests are home to mammals, reptiles, insects, plants, and migrating birds. They’re vital to coastal and storm resilience. And some coastal trees date back to the 1st century. In recent decades, commercial development has threatened these ecosystems — but now, another threat is not only clearing forests, but burying them beneath the sea.

The state Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts passed a resolution earlier this month addressing concerns about GenX and PFAS chemicals.…

Wilmington is moving ahead on the North Waterfront Park project. That’s despite a multimillion dollar budget increase and fewer features than initially…

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is investigating a non-PFAS spill that entered the Cape Fear River from Chemours Fayetteville Works…

We are now into year two of the public’s awareness of GenX and other compounds in the Cape Fear region’s water supply. Health studies are currently…

The Wilmington City Council is throwing its support behind Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s request to stop production at Chemours’ Fayetteville Works…

A North Carolina state committee plans to address the growing threat of GenX and other “emerging contaminants” in the Cape Fear River through legislation…