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The N.C. Mining Commission will meet in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh on Oct. 14 for its regular quarterly meeting. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. Members of the public may attend in person or join the meeting by computer or phone.

The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR)

For the past 12 months, the top priority of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has been to help communities in western North Carolina recover and rebuild from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Staff from almost every division have devoted thousands of hours to the effort. DEQ has secured more than $800 million in federal and state funding, and has awarded nearly $200 million so far in grants and loans to local governments, businesses and nonprofits.

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.