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Officials with the Greenville Police Department said 68-year-old Benjamin Wagner was taken into custody Tuesday at his place of employment at the Pitt-Greenville Airport, without incident.
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The state’s Court of Appeals is weighing a dispute over 30 government rules that oversee everything from beachfront development to the preservation of Jockey’s Ridge State Park. -
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The Terrapin Tally diamondback terrapins—small, marsh-dwelling turtles that are critical to the health of saltmarsh ecosystems but difficult for biologists to track alone. -
The environmental activist visited Charlotte and Davidson College last weekend to lead a foraging walk and talk about reconnecting with nature.
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