Press Releases

Lower gas prices coming to the Charlotte area

Motorists in the Charlotte area should benefit from lower gasoline prices next summer due to a change in gasoline standards that state environmental officials gained approval for this year.

Lower gas prices coming to the Charlotte area

State coastal agency seeking public comments on beach erosion study

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coastal reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings

Heavy rains wipe out drought and dry conditions in N.C.

State offers emergency coastal permit for beach bulldozing following weekend storms

Ocean and sound-side swimming waters may be polluted from excessive rains

State officials have addressed issues reported near two utility dams

Precautionary swimming advisory issued for ocean sites where floodwater pumping is occurring

North Carolina on track to meet new ozone standard

North Carolina currently is showing full compliance with the new, more stringent ozone standard that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted on Thursday, based on preliminary data from the air quality monitors across the state.The EPA set the new 8-hour ozone standard at 70 parts per billion, compared to the previous standard of 75 ppb that it had adopted in 2008. The federal agency will determine compliance with the new standard on Oct. 1, 2017, based on a 3-year average of the fourth-highest ozone values at each monitor for the 2014-2016 period.