Press Releases

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet Feb. 26 and 27 at the DoubleTree New Bern Riverfront, 100 Middle Street, New Bern. The public may attend the CRC meeting in-person or watch online.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is pleased to announce the appointment of Dwain Veach as the new State Geologist of North Carolina. Veach will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Dr. Kenneth Taylor, who retired in November 2024 after more than 30 years of service.

The North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission will meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh.

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission Water Quality Committee will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting by computer or phone.

The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet in Raleigh on Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 9 am - 3:30 pm. The public may attend in person or listen to the meeting online or by phone.WHAT:      Meeting of the State Water Infrastructure AuthorityWHEN:      Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, 9 – 3:30 pmWHERE:    Albemarle Building – Room 245,  325 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh 27603 and via WebEx:

The State of North Carolina has made a recommendation to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the organization designate all 100 counties in the state as meeting a stricter federal air pollution standard set last year.Ambient air quality monitoring data and an analysis of smoke impacts from the 2023 Canadian wildfires supports the state’s recommendation to the EPA that North Carolina be designated fully in attainment with the nation’s revised annual standard for fine particulate matter, also known as PM2.5.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has issued a modified air quality permit to International Paper – Riegelwood Mill in Columbus County.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in person Feb. 19-21 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 N. Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, N.C. 27949. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) has identified elevated 1,4-dioxane levels discharged from the City of Asheboro Wastewater Treatment Plant to Hasketts Creek, which drains to the Deep River within the Cape Fear River Basin. 1,4-Dioxane is categorized by the EPA as a likely human carcinogen, or a substance that likely can cause cancer.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) State Energy Office is holding a series of public engagement opportunities in February and March to provide information and gather feedback on the Department’s initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant’s (CPRG) Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP).