Topics Related to Air Quality

As smoke from Canada continues to travel south, fine particle pollution will remain elevated in parts of North Carolina on Friday.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) issued a Title V air quality permit to Wolfspeed, Inc. – Siler City Factory.
North Carolina residents should continue to exercise caution while outside on Thursday due to smoke and fine particle pollution from Canadian wildfires.
June 7, 2023, 8:01am - July 22, 2023, 5pm
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. - Aurora.
June 7, 2023, 8am - July 7, 2023, 5pm
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. - Aurora.
Due to rapidly rising levels of fine particle pollution attributed to smoke from active wildfires in Canada, all of North Carolina will be under a Code Red or Code Orange Air Quality Action Day tomorrow, June 7.
A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day has been issued for much of North Carolina due to smoke and fine particles from active wildfires in Canada.
June 2, 2023, 8:01am - July 17, 2023, 5pm
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to Plant Rowan County.
June 2, 2023, 8am - July 2, 2023, 5pm
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to Plant Rowan County.
May 25, 2023, 8am - June 26, 2023, 5pm
The draft of the 2023-2024 Annual Monitoring Network Plan for North Carolina Air Quality is available for public review on the DAQ website.