RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will hold its meeting Monday, August 23, in the Archdale Ground Floor Hearing Room. The public is invited to either attend in person, or listen to the meeting online or by phone. Based on current guidance to prevent the spread of COVID-19, public seating will be limited and face coverings are recommended for all attendees.
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The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is accepting public comment on proposed amendments and re-adoption of 56 rules under a state-mandated periodic review schedule.
RALEIGH - The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will host a digital public hearing on Tuesday, August 31 on a draft permit modification for the Ecolab, Inc. facility located at the Port of Wilmington in New Hanover county.
Governor Roy Cooper announced today $153 million in loans and grants to help pay for 48 drinking water and wastewater projects statewide.
The North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission will meet virtually on Tuesday, Aug. 10, beginning at 10 a.m. The public may join the meeting by computer or phone.
State recreational water quality officials today advised beachgoers to be aware of the floodwaters being pumped to the ocean surf in Oak Island. Surfers and swimmers should avoid these sites.
RALEIGH – Following a comprehensive application review and public comment period, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Waste Management (DWM) has issued a permit to allow Duke Energy to expand the existing onsite, lined-landfill at the Roxboro Steam Electric Plant for the disposal of excavated coal ash.
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries today released its annual Stock Overview of state managed marine fisheries species.
The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, August 2, via WebEx, to discuss public health risk assessment tools.
State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory at a sound-side site in Carteret County.