Environmentally Speaking Collaboration + Good Coffee = Connected Science Learning Success: State Agencies Partner to Unite Formal and Informal Educators in North CarolinaJuly 13, 2017 The Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the N.C. Public Schools Science Section have coauthored an article that touts the unique collaboration between the two agencies to unite formal and informal educators in the state. DEQ Lunchtime Program Teaches Employees How to Compost at HomeJune 22, 2017 The DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs took their Lunchtime Discovery Series to the Archdale Building recently to show DEQ and other state employees the benefits of composting. Two dozen employees honored as DAQ Team of the Year for Western Wildfire responseJune 22, 2017 Tim Skelding named 2017 DAQ Employee of the YearJune 20, 2017 With three nominations detailing his extraordinary service in 2016, Tim Skelding has been named Division of Air Quality Employee of the Year. State to launch new high school curriculum focused on air qualityApril 18, 2017 The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality is launching a new high school curriculum focused on air quality in North Carolina. Continued Growth for NC GreenTravel ProgramApril 4, 2017 NC GreenTravel Initiative is North Carolina’s sustainable tourism recognition program that assists travel-oriented businesses by helping them to improve their brand by conserving natural resources, protecting the state’s environment and attracting more visitors to o DEQ partners with NCSU to offer environmental education creditsMarch 29, 2017 The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is working with N.C. State University to prepare a new generation of environmental educators. Read Across America, a really BIG event for Raleigh elementary school March 8, 2017 By: Jamie Kritzer One of our most important jobs in the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is educating the next generation to appreciate and protect the environment. Two state employees retire after monumental careersMarch 8, 2017 By: Sarah Young Two people instrumental to recycling and stormwater programs in North Carolina have retired from the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. Words of Rain Barrel Wisdom February 28, 2017 Innovative Durham teacher removes obstacles to environmental educationFebruary 14, 2017 Aaron Sebens, a teacher at Central Park School for Children in Durham, just completed his state Environmental Education Certification, a professional development program provided through the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. BOEM announces wind lease sale offshore Kitty HawkJanuary 23, 2017 The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced last week that 122,405 acres offshore of Kitty Hawk, N.C. will be offered in a commercial wind lease sale on March 16, 2017. Teens & 20s Writer Plans to Earn Her N.C. Environmental Education Certification During Gap YearJanuary 13, 2017 Chandler Holland, a Teens & 20s writer for the Burlington Times-News, is in her senior year of homeschooling and plans to complete the N.C. Environmental Education Certification during her gap year before attending Warren Wilson College with a merit-based scholarship. Cooper names Michael Regan to lead NC DEQJanuary 4, 2017 Governor Roy Cooper on Tuesday named Michael Regan, a leader in environmental advocacy with ample experience working with energy and businesses, to lead the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. DEQ nationally recognized as Best Workplace for CommutersDecember 28, 2016 DEQ was recently recognized nationally as a 2016 Best Workplaces for Commuters Race to Excellence Award Winner for Best Employer! Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Next page ›› Last page Last »