Topics Related to Air Quality

For 20 years, North Carolina 7th grade students have been showing off their air quality knowledge in the annual AQ-IQ contest.
Governor Josh Stein proclaimed May 5-9 as Air Quality Awareness Week in North Carolina. The Division of Air Quality is raising awareness of the importance of clean air on our health, environment and economy.
Air pollution can make asthma worse, so it's important to be air aware.
In this blog post, we explore how wildfires start, how smoke affects our health, and how the Division of Air Quality keeps residents informed and safe.
A wildfire in Brunswick County has the potential to produce unhealthy air quality in the area this weekend, and residents are urged to take precautions.The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is issuing a Code Red Air Quality Action Day for Brunswick County and a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for New Hanover County.
May 5, 2025 - June 19, 2025, All day
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC - Station 150.
May 5, 2025 - June 4, 2025, All day
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC - Station 150.
The Division of Air Quality has approved a Title V air quality permit for Edwards Wood Products, Inc. – Laurinburg Saw Mill #2 in Scotland County.
April 29, 2025 - May 29, 2025, All day
North Carolina Department of Environmental QualityEnvironmental Management CommissionPublic NoticeSpecial Order by Consent for St. Johns Packaging USA, LLC Greensboro, Guilford County
May 1, 2025 - June 15, 2025, All day
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to:World Cat Greenville601 Staton RoadGreenville, NC 27834Pitt CountyApplication ID: 7400317.23A, Permit No.: 10681T01This 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 May 1, 2025 and will run through June 15, 2025.