The application period for the first round of funding under the Volkswagen Settlement program opens today. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has posted the applications for Diesel Bus and Vehicle projects that significantly reduce emissions and for Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) DC Fast Charge Infrastructure projects.
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State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming alert at a sound-side site in Beaufort County.
The population dynamics on the coast of North Carolina are changing, and the workload for coastal development permits is shifting, too.
To: Interested Parties
From: Sharon Martin, Communications Director
Date: June 26, 2019
Re: DEQ Secretary statement on the conference budget
State recreational water quality officials today are alerting the public that initial testing at a sound-side site in Beaufort County showed levels of bacteria exceeding the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality swimming standards.
State recreational water quality officials today are alerting the public that initial testing at a sound-side site in Beaufort County showed levels of bacteria exceeding the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality swimming standards.
The N.C. Division of Coastal Management and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office are urging the public to act responsibly during the upcoming July Fourth holiday at the Masonboro Island Reserve, a research reserve and dedicated state nature preserve.
The North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council will hold its fourth meeting in Winston-Salem on Tuesday, July 16th. The agenda will include speakers from the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies (NCICS) along with updates from agencies directed to prepare plans and assessment
The N.C. Division of Coastal Management issued an emergency permit to the N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) to address an urgent situation at the South Dock Ferry Terminal on the north end of Ocracoke Island.
The public is invited to comment on the proposed air quality rule changes to regulate emissions of methyl bromide at log fumigation operations. The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will also host public hearings on the proposed rules in Raleigh, on July 22, and Wilmington, on July 23.