The N.C. Division of Coastal Management and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office are urging the public to act responsibly during the upcoming July Fourth holiday at the Masonboro Island Reserve, a research reserve and dedicated state nature preserve.
The North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council will hold its fourth meeting in Winston-Salem on Tuesday, July 16th. The agenda will include speakers from the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies (NCICS) along with updates from agencies directed to prepare plans and assessment
The N.C. Division of Coastal Management issued an emergency permit to the N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) to address an urgent situation at the South Dock Ferry Terminal on the north end of Ocracoke Island.
The public is invited to comment on the proposed air quality rule changes to regulate emissions of methyl bromide at log fumigation operations. The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will also host public hearings on the proposed rules in Raleigh, on July 22, and Wilmington, on July 23.
The Request for Proposals (RFPs) for Diesel and Bus projects and DC-Fast Charge projects are now available from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. The RFPs are part of the first phase of the Volkswagen Settlement Mitigation plan and include more than $27 million in pote
The N.C. Division of Coastal Management has found that a proposed seismic survey related to oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic Ocean off the North Carolina coast is inconsistent with state coastal management policies.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will host a public meeting and public hearing on Monday, July 15, on a draft permit for Enviva Pellets Sampson, LLC. The facility has applied for modifications of the existing Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit to incorporate air pollution control equipment and an increase in production.
State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming alert at a sound-side site in Beaufort County.
State officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources are urging the public to avoid contact with green or blue water in the Albemarle Sound and adjoining waterbodies due to an algal bloom that has lingered in the area since May 14, 2019.
State and federal officials together with Multistate Trust representatives will hold a public meeting regarding the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund site on Tuesday, June 25. Topics will include environmental investigation reports, 2019 work and plans, Environmental Protection Agency’s Record of Decision (ROD) activities, and marketing of the site for sale and reuse.