Press Releases

State Water Infrastructure Authority to meet April 18–19 in New Bern

The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet in New Bern April 18 and 19 at the North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace, 529 South Front Street, in the Debnam-Hunt Board Room. The meeting is open to the public, with an opportunity for informal public comments.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Commission meeting to finalize consent order on coal ash cleanup

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.

Media Advisory: DAQ hosting public hearing on air quality permit for Salisbury power plant

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.

New state record bluefin tuna caught off Oregon Inlet

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record bluefin tuna.

DEQ cites additional violations at Chemours facility, asks court to require Chemours to control air emissions of Gen X

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.

State officials put Chemours on notice of pending air permit restrictions

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.

Annual state drought council meeting set for April 12

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.

State coastal commission will meet on April 10 and 11 in Manteo

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.

Companies inform state officials fumigation operations will cease at site in Wilmington

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.

State seeks public input on Atlantic Coast Pipeline stormwater permit

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.