Press Releases

REMINDER: State to hold last of two public meetings on draft Animal Feeding Operations General Permits

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a meeting on three general permits for animal operations on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Statesville Civic Center in Statesville, NC at 6 p.m. Doors open and registration begins at 5:30 p.m. The three permits are the Swine General Permit, the Cattle General Permit, and the Wet Poultry General Permit. 

DEQ files Action to Address PFAS Pollution, Cleanup

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality today filed a Revised Consent Order in Bladen County Superior Court. DEQ has asked the court to enter the order, which will hold the Chemours Company FC, LLC accountable for PFAS contamination, including GenX, in the Cape Fear Region. The order is a critical step to provide relief to people around the Fayetteville Works facility and to communities downstream.

REMINDER: State to hold first of two public meetings on draft Animal Feeding Operations General Permits

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold the first of two meetings during the thirty-day comment period on three general permits for animal operations. The three permits are the Swine General Permit, the Cattle General Permit, and the Wet Poultry General Permit.

State Releases Final Greenhouse Gas Inventory

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has released the state Greenhouse Gas Inventory requested by Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 80. The inventory contains a detailed accounting of greenhouse gases from human activity in key source categories from 1990 to 2017, including both emissions and reductions. 

Reminder: Public Hearing on Chemours Draft Air Permit to Install Thermal Oxidizer

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will host a public meeting and public hearing on Monday, February 18, on a draft permit for the Chemours Company to install and operate a thermal oxidizer/scrubber system for emission control at their Fayetteville Works Facility. The system will significantly reduce the emissions of PFAS, GenX and other pollutants coming from the facility.

First Clean Energy Plan workshop to be held Feb 25

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality will hold a series of stakeholder engagement workshops for the development of the state’s Clean Energy Plan.  The first workshop will be held on February 25 in Raleigh.

New leader announced for state’s Environmental Management Commission

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality today announced that A. Stanley “Stan” Meiburg, Ph.D., has assumed chairmanship of the state’s Environmental Management Commission (EMC). The commission is responsible for adopting rules for the protection, preservation and enhancement of the state's air and water resources.  

 

Application Period Opens for Watershed Restoration Grants

The N.C. Division of Water Resources is accepting proposals for grant funds to implement watershed restoration plans to restore waterways impaired by nonpoint source pollution. The state expects to receive $1.2 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for competitive funding of projects under Section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act during the 2019 grant cycle.

N.C. Oil and Gas Commission to meet Feb. 12

The N.C. Oil and Gas Commission will meet Feb. 12 in the ground floor hearing room of the Archdale Building in downtown Raleigh. 

 

State Water Infrastructure Authority to meet Feb. 13

The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet Wednesday, Feb. 13 at the American Institute of Architects of North Carolina Building, 14 E. Peace Street, Raleigh. Agenda items include two presentations: