Weekly News Round Up

Faster on Falls News and Observer

Falls Lake wasn't polluted overnight, and it won't be cleaned up overnight,
either. Yet when it comes to preserving and protecting the lake that is Wake
County's most heavily used drinking water source, what's wrong with a sense of
urgency? Nothing, that's what.

Alert issued for air pollution Charlotte Observer

Forecasters have predicted Code Orange conditions for the Charlotte and Triad metropolitan areas, as well as high-elevation areas near Asheville on Tuesday. Coee Orange means air quality in these areas is likely to be unhealthy for sensitive groups.

Our beaches have been sandbagged Fayetteville Observer

As time passes, the beach continues to retreat in front of the wall, narrowing until it eventually disappears. The lost beach means that breaking waves can no longer transport an adequate amount of sand to adjacent beaches — that is, the sand supply from these beaches is removed and their erosion rate increases. This can lead to a need for more seawalls, which is why seawalls, whether sand bags or concrete, are a no-compromise issue. If you allow any, you must eventually allow all, which would be a disaster.As time passes, the beach continues to retreat in front of the wall, narrowing until it eventually disappears. The lost beach means that breaking waves can no longer transport an adequate amount of sand to adjacent beaches — that is, the sand supply from these beaches is removed and their erosion rate increases. This can lead to a need for more seawalls, which is why seawalls, whether sand bags or concrete, are a no-compromise issue. If you allow any, you must eventually allow all, which would be a disaster.

Frayed but still wonderful after all these years News & Observer

On the cusp of its 75th birthday, America's most-visited national park remains a stunning place to give your heart.