Press Releases

Today, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) presiding over the Duke Energy appeal of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) coal ash closure decisions issued another significant ruling in favor of DEQ. The ALJ granted partial summary judgment to DEQ on two issues in the appeal:

State environmental officials today recognized Eaton, located in Arden, for its outstanding environmental performance.

The Coastal Resources Commission has rescheduled a public hearing on oceanfront erosion rates that was originally scheduled for Oct. 8 in Ocracoke.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has notified drinking water facilities on the Cape Fear River of elevated levels of 1,4 dioxane discovered in wastewater treatment plant discharge from Reidsville and Greensboro.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will host a public hearing November 21 to accept comments on two draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits submitted by CPI USA North Carolina, LLC – Southport Power Plant.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) is seeking community feedback on Carolina Sunrock LLC’s application for a mining permit for a crushed stone quarry located near Prospect Hill in Caswell County.

State officials will host a public hearing on November 19 in Wentworth to gather comments on the application for water quality certification submitted to the N.C. Division of Water Resources (DWR) by Mountain Valley, LLC.

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, along with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acting as Natural Resource Trustees, have released the draft restoration plan and environmental assessment that identifies proposed projects to restore natural resources damaged from releases at the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. Superfund site in Navassa.

Fayetteville Public Works Commission’s will use the funding to support the participation of 10 eligible households in their PWC Community Solar Weatherization Pilot project. Fayetteville’s model operates as a prepaid subscription with accrued interest over the project life to further support the project.

State environmental officials today recognized Pfizer, located in Sanford, for its outstanding environmental performance. Michael S. Regan, Secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, presented company officials with a plaque recognizing the facility as a 2019 Environmental Steward – one of only 31 facilities in North Carolina to earn the coveted designation for a commitment to superior environmental performance.