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The North Carolina Mining Commission will host a special meeting to discuss the Regulatory Impact Analysis for proposed revisions for Mining Rules in 15A NCAC Chapter 05.

The NC Mining Commission is holding a special session to review analysis of proposed rule changes.

The next Wow Wednesday Webinar is September 17, 2025, during which PHD Candidate with ECU Knightdale Elnaz Pezeshki will discuss how Saltwater intrusion is an emerging threat to coastal agriculture, particularly in low-lying regions like eastern North Carolina.

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue NPDES stormwater discharge permit(s) to the person(s) listed below. Public comment or objection to the draft permits is invited.

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue NPDES stormwater discharge permit(s) to the person(s) listed below. Public comment or objection to the draft permits is invited.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (“Division”) has denied a mining permit application from Horizon 30 LLC in accordance with the North Carolina Mining Act of 1971.

A Superior Court judge in Watagua County ruled in favor Monday of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) after the Department filed a Complaint and Request for Preliminary Injunction against Horizon 30, LLC — a company that has been illegally mining at the Carter Quarry along the Nolichucky River near Poplar in Mitchell County.

The next Wow Wednesday Webinar is August 20, 2025

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue NPDES stormwater discharge permit(s) to the person(s) listed below. Public comment or objection to the draft permits is invited.  Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice and considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. 

The North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission will meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Raleigh.