Press Releases

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is accepting applications for Diesel Bus and Vehicle projects that significantly reduce emissions and for Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) DC Fast Charge Infrastructure projects. The application period for the first round of funding under the Volkswagen Settlement program closes in two weeks on September 30, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. The applications and requests for proposals (RFPs) detailing eligible projects are posted on the division website along with Frequently Asked Questions for each program.

The precautionary advisory against swimming is now lifted for all coastal waters, except for two sound-side locations in Dare County.

The precautionary advisory against swimming is now been lifted for all coastal waters south of Oregon Inlet.

Coastal property owners who need to replace docks, piers, bulkheads or similar structures damaged by Hurricane Dorian along sounds, rivers and creeks may be authorized to do so more quickly through an emergency general permit offered by the N.C. Division of Coastal Management.

The precautionary advisory against swimming is now been lifted for all coastal waters south of Ocracoke Inlet.

Two additional N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve sites are open to visitors after closure due to Hurricane Dorian.

The North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council will meet in Raleigh on Friday, September 27.  The agenda will include presentations to the Cabinet Secretaries on the Clean Energy Plan, Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Plan, Motor Fleet ZEV Plan and the Workforce Assessments. These plans were developed as directed in Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 80.

State officials today lifted a precautionary advisory against swimming for the remainder of ocean beaches in Brunswick County, and for sound-side sites in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender, Onslow and most of Carteret County.

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission and Coastal Resources Advisory Council will meet Sept. 18-19 at the New Hanover County Government Center, Human Resources Training Room, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington. Prior to the commission meeting, the Coastal Resources Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. at the same location.

State officials today lifted a precautionary advisory against swimming for ocean beaches in most of Brunswick County, and in the remainder of Carteret County.