Source: Trista Talton, COASTAL REVIEW, 1/29/21


The North Carolina Ports Authority’s proposed project to deepen and widen the Wilmington harbor was authorized under a federal omnibus bill signed into law last month. Now the Army Corps of Engineers’ must receive appropriations to study the project’s impacts, complete an environmental impact statement of the project, and fulfill the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, process. Emily Winget, a public affairs specialist with the Corps’ Wilmington District, said in an email that the agency...

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