Press Releases

Head of state environmental program elected officer of national clean air group

RALEIGH – A national air quality association has elected Sheila Holman, director of the N.C. Division of Air Quality, as its vice president.

North Carolina meets new national air standard for particle pollution

RALEIGH –All of North Carolina meets the new national air quality standard for fine particle pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

North Carolina Receives National Award for Clean Air Program

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N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources files suit against the EPA over air quality regulations

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North Carolina's ozone levels lowest on record in 2013

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Charlotte Metro Area Achieves 1997 Ozone Standard

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Air Quality officials continue health notice for Western North Carolina

RALEIGH – Air quality officials continued an advisory today for air pollution in parts of western North Carolina as smoke from a Burke County wildfire drifts downwind.

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.