Press Releases

The state Division of Coastal Management recently announced the availability of approximately $1 million in funding to local help governments in 20 coastal counties improve public access to coastal beaches and waters for the 2018-19 fiscal year. 

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality on Monday issued a notice of violation to Chemours Fayetteville Works ordering the company to immediately take new measures to control additional sources of GenX and other perfluorinated compounds from site contamination and air emissions. The state agency also issued a letter directing the company to begin a trial of new technology to curb emissions from the facility’s smokestacks and granted limited approval for Chemours to test carbon filtration systems on residential drinking water wells.    

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality on Monday issued a notice of violation to Chemours Fayetteville Works ordering the company to immediately take new measures to control additional sources of GenX and other perfluorinated compounds from site contamination and air emissions. The state agency also issued a letter directing the company to begin a trial of new technology to curb emissions from the facility’s smokestacks and granted limited approval for Chemours to test carbon filtration systems on residential drinking water wells.    

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has fined the owner of a Jones County swine farm $64,072 after the state agency’s investigation revealed the farm owner illegally discharged nearly 1 million gallons of wastewater from a hog waste lagoon on the farm into a nearby wooded area.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is inviting public feedback on rules being drafted by the state agency to better protect public health and the environment when coal ash wastes are disposed of and recycled.

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will meet in Sunset Beach next week to hear requests for variances from its rules, legal and program updates and a discussion of rule development.   

The state Department of Environmental Quality on Friday issued a 401 water quality certification that is required for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project to move forward in North Carolina.  Projects that will impact wetlands, buffers or waterways must obtain this certification.

The North Carolina Science Advisory Board will hold its third meeting in Raleigh on Monday to discuss board expectations, hear a presentation from the Netherlands on established health goals and follow-up on items from the last meeting in Dec.

The state departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services will host a fourth community information session Thursday, Feb. 1, to provide updates and answer questions about GenX released by the Chemours Fayetteville Works facility. Topics will include surface water and drinking water well sampling results and alternative water options, as well as preliminary air sampling. WHEN: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1

A public hearing on the Pender County Utilities’ request to transfer more water from a neighboring river basin, scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 18, has been canceled due to inclement weather.