Press Releases

Yesterday, DEQ Secretary Michael S. Regan held a meeting with representatives of the Attorney General’s office and board members and staff of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) to discuss the progress made on the issue of PFAS/GenX and CFPUA's remaining concerns about PFAS contamination from the Chemours Fayetteville Works facility.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing by webinar on proposed shellfish leases in Onslow County at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15.

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet September 9 by video conference. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. The public may join the meeting by computer or phone.

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet September 9 by video conference. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. The public may join the meeting by computer or phone.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission this week released two recently completed striped bass assessment reports.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board will meet by teleconference at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 20.

The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, August 31, via WebEx, to discuss public comments on hexavalent chromium and new mammalian toxicology studies for standard setting on GenX. 

The North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is seeking public comment on the draft N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program. DCM hosted two free interactive webinars to solicit feedback on Aug. 18 and Aug. 25. The opportunity for open written comment continues until Aug. 31.

N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries license sales through the Department of Environmental Quality’s Washington Regional Office will be closed Thursday and Friday, Aug. 27-28

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission took steps toward addressing user conflicts associated with shellfish leases at its meeting Thursday