Recreational anglers will be required to use circle hooks when fishing for sharks with natural bait in state waters beginning June 22
Staff with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a workshop by webinar June 16-17 with scientists who are continuing the peer review of a draft assessment of the Albemarle-Roanoke striped bass stock
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of Water Resources has approved a buffer authorization request by Wake Stone Corporation (Wake Stone) for the proposed construction of a bridge over Crabtree Creek.
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is seeking input from the public on a draft spending plan for $5.4 million in federal CARES Act fisheries assistance. The spending plan must be approved by NOAA Fisheries for the state to receive the funding.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will hold a special meeting Thursday, June 11, remotely via video conference. The public is invited to watch the meeting online or listen by phone.
The N. C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet June 10-11 by web conference. The meetings will begin at 9 a.m. both days. The public may listen to the meeting by computer or phone.
RALEIGH – The public hearing scheduled for the issuance of a hazardous waste draft renewal operating permit for the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Elizabeth City will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, in Courtroom C at the Pasquotank County Courthouse. Based on public health guidance to reduce the spread of COVID-19, room capacity is limited to 10 people, and appropriate social distancing measures will be observed.
On behalf of the Climate Change Interagency Council, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has submitted the North Carolina Clim
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division Air Quality, is accepting comments for changes to the division’s 2020-2021 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network Plan. The proposed changes are required to be submitted to the U.S.
The Division of Air Quality is requesting public comment on a draft permit for the Align RNG, LLC facility in Duplin County. This facility applied for an Air Quality Synthetic Minor Operation Permit for a biogas processing facility. The comment period closes on June 16, 2020.