The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee will meet at 2 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the Division of Marine Fisheries Headquarters, 3441 Arendell St., Morehead City.
WHAT: Public hearing on permits for the Mayo Steam Electric Generating Plant and Roxboro Steam Electric Generating Station
WHEN: 6 p.m. Oct. 4 (speaker registration starts at 5 p.m.)
Eighteen public colleges and universities in North Carolina are being recognized for their leadership in reducing the amount of energy they use.
Coal ash ponds are being closed, residents will get water connections
State officials are asking the public to weigh in on a draft water quality permit that would allow a critical step toward safely closing coal ash ponds at Duke Energy’s Rogers Energy Complex.
State environmental officials are asking for public feedback on draft environmental permits that will allow safe closure of the coal ash pond at Duke Energy’s W.H. Weatherspoon Plant to begin while improving water quality protections.
The state environmental department today reached a settlement with Duke Energy that holds the utility accountable for environmental violations related to the February 2014 coal ash spill at the company’s Dan River power plant in Eden.
The state marine fisheries division is accepting public comment on a proposed bottom and water column lease for shellfish aquaculture in Pamlico County.
Residents of a Durham County community now have a permanent source of clean drinking water, thanks to the work of state, federal and local officials.
State officials today are urging citizens in North Carolina’s northeast counties to exercise caution with all water-based activities due to the heavy rainfall from recent storms that may have led to excessive bacteria in the water or introduced other substances into the water at potentially unsaf