The state Division of Coastal Management has awarded more than $1.6 million to 14 local governments to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters for the 2017-18 fiscal year.
North Carolina has been named an Energy Stewardship Champion for a second straight year for helping local governments, state agencies, schools and universities save money and protect the environment with utility projects.
Senior officials with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality have directed Chemours to provide bottled water to nine more well owners near the company’s Fayetteville facility after the most recent preliminary test results show GenX above the provisional state health goal in residential drinking wells.
State environmental officials today recognized the Eaton Corporation, Youngsville Plant Operations for its outstanding environmental performance.
Secretaries of the state environment and health agencies today announced the chairman and the first meeting of the newly expanded Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board, which will examine a broad scope of potential impacts to human health and the environment from new or emerging chemicals.
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality today opens a public comment period for a minor source air quality permit for the proposed Northampton Compressor Station, which would serve the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project.
State officials have directed Chemours to provide bottled water to seven more well owners near the company’s Fayetteville Works facility after the most recent preliminary test results show GenX above the state health goal in residential drinking wells.
State officials are seeking public input on proposed changes to two sets of rules that protect water quality.
Governor Roy Cooper has declared this Clean Energy Week in North Carolina to recognize that clean energy drives North Carolina’s energy future and fosters economic growth.
The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission scheduled for Sept. 27-28 at the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government Drive, in Wilmington, has been canceled due to potential impacts on the Outer Banks from Hurricane Maria.