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Net emissions of greenhouse gases have fallen 38% between 2005 and 2020 in North Carolina, according to the latest update of the state Greenhouse Gas Inventory, released today by the Department of Environmental Quality.

The inventory contains detailed estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in key source categories from 1990 to 2020, the most recent year for which historical data are consistently available. This update also projects GHG emissions through 2050 for the first time.

Key takeaways in the updated inventory:

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to:

HWS Company Inc. dba Hickory White
9 Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard SE
Hickory, NC 28602
Catawba County
Application ID: 1800106.23A, Permit No.: 02796T21

This facility applied for an Air Quality Title V Operation Permit which meets the requirements specified in 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2Q.0500.

EPA comment period begins on January 30, 2024 and will run through March 15, 2024.

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to:

HWS Company Inc. dba Hickory White
9 Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard SE
Hickory, NC 28602
Catawba County
Application ID: 1800106.23A, Permit No.: 02796T21

This facility applied for an Air Quality Title V Operation Permit which meets the requirements specified in 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2Q.0500.

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to:

Arauco North America, Inc.
985 Corinth Road
Moncure, NC 27559
Chatham County
Application ID: 1900015.21A, Permit No.: 03449T59

This facility applied for an Air Quality Title V Operation Permit which meets the requirements specified in 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2Q.0500.

EPA comment period begins on January 29, 2024, and will run through March 14, 2024.

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to:

Arauco North America, Inc.
985 Corinth Road
Moncure, NC 27559
Chatham County
Application ID: 1900015.21A, Permit No.: 03449T59

This facility applied for an Air Quality Title V Operation Permit which meets the requirements specified in 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2Q.0500.

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to:

Century Furniture - Plant No. 3
3086 Main Avenue NW
Hickory, NC 28601
Catawba County
Application ID: 1800043.23A, Permit No.: 03749T20

This facility applied for an Air Quality Title V Operation Permit which meets the requirements specified in 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2Q.0500.

EPA comment period begins on January 29, 2024 and will run through March 14, 2024.

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to:

Century Furniture - Plant No. 3
3086 Main Avenue NW
Hickory, NC 28601
Catawba County
Application ID: 1800043.23A, Permit No.: 03749T20

This facility applied for an Air Quality Title V Operation Permit which meets the requirements specified in 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2Q.0500.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will hold a public hearing on a draft Title V air quality permit for Anson Gas Producers, LLC.

The in-person public hearing is scheduled for Feb. 27. Anyone unable to attend the hearing may submit written comments until March 1.

Public Hearing on Anson Gas Producers Draft Air Quality Permit

Anson Gas Producers, LLC, has applied to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality for the operation of a gas-to-energy facility at:

786 Dozer Drive
Polkton, NC 28135
Anson County

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to:

Pilkington North America, Inc.
13121 South Rocky Ford Road
Laurinburg, NC 28352
Scotland County
Application ID: 8300027.22A, Permit No.: 03873T37

This facility applied for an Air Quality Title V Operation Permit which meets the requirements specified in 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2Q.0500.

EPA comment period begins on January 19, 2024, and will run through March 4, 2024.