The state Environmental Management Commission will hold a special called meeting this Thursday, April 12 to discuss final approvals necessary for an order that seeks to expedite coal ash cleanup at three of Duke Energy’s biggest power plants.
The N.C. Division of Air Quality is inviting public feedback on a permit Duke Energy is seeking to process coal ash for reuse in concrete and other products.
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record bluefin tuna.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality today filed an amended complaint and motion for preliminary injunctive relief against the Chemours Company in Bladen County Superior Court.
The N.C. Division of Air Quality (DAQ) today moved to require Chemours to demonstrate within three weeks that air emissions at the Fayetteville Works facility can be controlled at a level that will halt contributions to groundwater violations. The requirement is included in a 60-day notice that was issued to the company informing them of the division’s intent to modify the facility’s air permit.
The N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council will use its annual meeting on April 12 to discuss the drought related conditions in North Carolina during the last year.
The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will meet on April 10 and April 11 at the Dare County Government Complex, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive in Manteo.
Two companies informed the state Division of Air Quality on Thursday they intend to stop fumigation operations at a facility in Wilmington and will not pursue an air quality permit that called for increasing the use of the fumigants at the site.
Officials with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality are seeking public feedback on the draft stormwater permit for a contractor’s work yard to be built in Cumberland County as part of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project.
Officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources have announced the recipients of the state’s annual Source Water Protection awards that recognize individuals and organizations that take exceptional measures to protect sources of public drinking water.