Press Releases

Air Quality Officials Issue Health Notice for Western Piedmont

Public hearing set for Sept. 18 on changes to auto emissions testing program

RALEIGH – Newer cars and light-duty trucks would no longer need emissions tests under proposed rules that are the subject of a Sept. 18 public hearing in Raleigh.

State air permit modifications approved for proposed cement plant near Wilmington

RALEIGH – The N.C. Division of Air Quality has issued a revised air quality permit for a proposed cement manufacturing plant in New Hanover County.

Public hearing scheduled on air permit for proposed biomass energy plant

RALEIGH – State officials have scheduled a Sept. 4 public hearing to gather comments on an air quality permit for a proposed biomass energy plant in Bladen County.

N.C. Division of Air Quality to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Fumigation Facility in Morehead City

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North Carolina meets tougher federal standard for sulfur dioxide

RALEIGH – All air quality monitors in North Carolina now comply with the new, more stringent standard for sulfur dioxide, or SO _2,

Air quality permits now available on state agency's website

RALEIGH – Air quality permits for more than 2,650 facilities across North Carolina are now available for public viewing on the N.C. Division of Air Quality’s website.

Division of Air Quality Conducts Review of State Air Toxics Rules

RALEIGH – People are encouraged to review and comment on North Carolina’s rules for controlling toxic air pollutants at a public meeting scheduled for Sept. 25 in Raleigh.

Air Quality Officials Issue Code Orange Notice for Ozone

RALEIGH – Air quality officials have issued a health notice for air pollution in the Charlotte and Triad metropolitan areas on Friday.