Press Releases

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has fined the owner of a Jones County swine farm $64,072 after the state agency’s investigation revealed the farm owner illegally discharged nearly 1 million gallons of wastewater from a hog waste lagoon on the farm into a nearby wooded area.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is inviting public feedback on rules being drafted by the state agency to better protect public health and the environment when coal ash wastes are disposed of and recycled.

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will meet in Sunset Beach next week to hear requests for variances from its rules, legal and program updates and a discussion of rule development.   

The state Department of Environmental Quality on Friday issued a 401 water quality certification that is required for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project to move forward in North Carolina.  Projects that will impact wetlands, buffers or waterways must obtain this certification.

The North Carolina Science Advisory Board will hold its third meeting in Raleigh on Monday to discuss board expectations, hear a presentation from the Netherlands on established health goals and follow-up on items from the last meeting in Dec.

The state departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services will host a fourth community information session Thursday, Feb. 1, to provide updates and answer questions about GenX released by the Chemours Fayetteville Works facility. Topics will include surface water and drinking water well sampling results and alternative water options, as well as preliminary air sampling. WHEN: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1

A public hearing on the Pender County Utilities’ request to transfer more water from a neighboring river basin, scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 18, has been canceled due to inclement weather.

State officials are hosting a public hearing Jan. 18 on the Pender County Utilities’ request to transfer more water from a neighboring river basin to meet the system’s projected water demands.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Secretary Michael S. Regan on Thursday released the following statement on the General Assembly’s GenX legislation and the need for adequate resources to address emerging contaminants.  

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality wants public feedback on a plan to speed up the closure of coal ash ponds at three facilities near Charlotte.