Holden Beach

87 beaches in North Carolina were considered potentially unsafe for swimming at least one day in 2020. Seven beaches were considered potentially unsafe at least a quarter of the days tested, including Carolina Beach and Holden Beach.

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Fecal bacteria levels found at Carolina Beach and Holden Beach exceeded EPA standards last year

Hannah Breisinger

In 1972, the Clean Water Act set a nationwide goal of making all waterways safe for swimming. But thanks to runoff pollution and sewage overflows, beaches in North Carolina are still falling short of that target.

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CoastLine: Shoreline Stabilization; Terminal Groins in Ocean Isle and Holden Beach

Rachel Lewis Hilburn

Ocean Isle Beach in Brunswick County is the second North Carolina municipality to receive a permit for a terminal groin since a long-standing ban was…

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CoastLine: Are Terminal Groins Key to the Expensive Problem of Shoreline Management?

Rachel Lewis Hilburn

This broadcast of CoastLine originally aired on March 11, 2015. Terminal groins are hardened structures designed to control the movement of sand and slow…