Press Releases

The North Carolina Mining Commission will hold a public hearing on Nov. 18, 2025, to hear public comment on proposed rule changes to Subchapters 05A, 05B, 05F and 05G of the Mining Act Rules, codified in 15A NCAC Chapter 05.

MOREHEAD CITY- Advisories against swimming were posted today at two sound-side sites in Dare County, where state officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards.

NCDEQ’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) will conduct a fall training workshop Oct. 15-16 in Manteo for local permit officers in the north and northeastern regions of their 20 coastal county service area.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries has closed flounder harvest for gill nets, gigs and other mobile gears in the Mobile Gear Southern Management Area.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee will meet at 5 p.m. on Oct. 20 via webinar.

The N.C. Mining Commission will meet in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh on Oct. 14 for its regular quarterly meeting. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. Members of the public may attend in person or join the meeting by computer or phone.

The Division of Air Quality is accepting public comment on draft air quality permit modifications for air compressor stations associated with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project.

MOREHEAD CITY – State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory at a sound-side site in Dare County.

The Division of Air Quality is awarding $1.14 million in DERA grants for projects that will reduce air pollution from diesel-powered mobile sources.

MOREHEAD CITY – State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory for a sound-side swimming area in Onslow County.