Press Releases

DEQ and EPA to sample more residential properties in Davidson for asbestos

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Waste Management (DEQ), along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will offer free asbestos soil sampling to property owners in the residential area within one-quarter mile of the former Carolina Asbestos Corporation site in Davidson.

Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board to meet May 18

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will hold its meeting Monday, May 18, remotely via teleconference, in place of an in-person meeting. The public is invited to listen to the meeting online or by phone. Additional information, including the meeting agenda, will be made available on the Board’s website.

State acquires 36 acres for Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve

The N.C. Division of Coastal Management has purchased 35.6 acres in Dare County to be added to the Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve.

New blue crab management measures implemented

New blue crab management measures will go into effect May 1 in North Carolina state waters

State awards business development grants to North Carolina recycling businesses

RALEIGH – The Department of Environmental Quality’s Recycling Program recently provided $665,630 in recycling business development grants to 20 North Carolina recycling companies.

RELEASE: Public hearing for revised log fumigation rules rescheduled for May 4

The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will host an online public hearing on May 4 to receive comment on the proposed rules to regulate emissions of methyl bromide at log fumigation operations.

DEQ approves water quality certification for Cashiers Lake project

The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) recently approved an individual 401 Water Quality Certification for Cashiers Canoe Club Development, LLC, for dredging and development activities that will impact roughly 10 acres on Cashiers Lake in Jackson County.

State coastal commission subcommittee to meet April 15

A N.C. Coastal Resources Commission’s (CRC) subcommittee will meet by web conference on Wednesday, April 15 at 2 p.m. to continue discussing the implementation of development lines and static line exceptions on oceanfront beaches. The public may listen to the meeting by phone.

Chemours’ Proposed Corrective Action Plan Needs Significant Revisions

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will require extensive revisions to the proposed Corrective Action Plan submitted by Chemours on December 31, 2019, due to inadequacies in the plan.  

REMINDER: Marine Fisheries accepting comments on two diamondback terrapin management areas; Southern Regional Advisory Committee will meet by teleconference on April 8

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting public comments on two proposed diamondback terrapin management areas