Press Releases

WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for W.H. Weatherspoon Power StationWHEN: 6 p.m. March 10 (registration for speakers starts at 5:30 p.m.)WHERE: Robeson Community College, A.D. Lewis Auditorium, 5160 Fayetteville Road, Lumberton, N.C. 28360 Members of the public are invited to a public meeting March 10 in Lumberton to provide feedback on the state’s proposed risk classification for the coal ash pond at Duke Energy’s W.H. Weatherspoon Power Station.

WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for H.F. Lee Steam Electric PlantWHEN: 6 p.m. on March 10 (registration for speakers starts at 5:30 p.m.)WHERE: Wayne County Community College Auditorium, 3000 Wayne Memorial Dr., Goldsboro, NC 27534Members of the public are invited to a public meeting March 10 in Goldsboro to provide feedback on the state’s proposed risk classification for the coal ash pond at Duke Energy’s H.F. Lee Steam Electric Plant.

WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Cape Fear Steam Electric PlantWHEN: 6 p.m. March 10 (registration for speakers starts at 5 p.m.)WHERE: Central Carolina Community College, Building 2 Multipurpose Room, 764 West St., Pittsboro, N.C. The public is invited to a meeting March 10 in Pittsboro to provide feedback on the state’s proposed risk classification for the coal ash pond at Duke Energy’s Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant in Chatham County.

State environmental regulators have issued an air quality permit for a proposed asphalt plant in Ashe County after determining that a quarry at the same site now complies with state mining and land quality regulations.Regulators had put the air permit on hold after learning that Glendale Springs Quarry, which would be adjacent to the proposed Appalachian Materials asphalt plant, was not in compliance with state rules for controlling runoff and sedimentation from mining sites.

WHAT: Public hearing on the draft NPDES stormwater permit for the Cape Fear Steam Electric PlantWHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 29; speaker registration begins at 5 p.m. WHERE: Central Carolina Community College, 764 West St., Pittsboro, N.C.The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing Monday to receive public comments on the draft NPDES stormwater discharge permit for Duke Energy’s Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant.

WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Asheville Steam Electric PlantWHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1WHERE: AB Technical Community College Ferguson Auditorium, 340 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting Tuesday to receive public comments on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Asheville Steam Electric Plant.

WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Sutton Power StationWHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1WHERE: Cape Fear Community College, room N-202, 411 N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting Tuesday to receive public comments on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for the Sutton Power Station. 

WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Riverbend Steam Station.WHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1WHERE: Gaston College Myers Center Auditorium, 201 Highway U.S. 321 S Dallas, NC 28034.The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting Tuesday to receive public comments on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for the Riverbend Steam Station. 

WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Dan River Steam StationWHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1WHERE: Eden Town Hall, 308 East Stadium Drive Eden, North Carolina 27288The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting Tuesday to receive public comments on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for the Dan River Steam Station. 

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold seven public meetings in March to receive suggestions and comments on cultch planting.Cultch planting involves strategically placing shells and rock to enhance shellfish habitat in potentially productive shellfish areas. Oysters, clams and other aquatic life are attracted to the cultch and begin to immediately colonize on the material.