Press Releases

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is asking the public to weigh in on proposed draft closure plans for coal ash impoundments at four Duke Energy facilities deemed high priority by the state’s coal ash law.  

The state Division of Coastal Management wants to hear from local government officials about weather-related challenges following the damage from Hurricane Matthew.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on a proposed shellfish lease in Onslow County at 6 p.m. on Feb. 28 at the North Topsail Beach Town Hall, 2008 Loggerhead Court, North Topsail Beach.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on five proposed shellfish leases in Carteret County at 6 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the N.C Division of Marine Fisheries Central District Office, 5285 Hwy 70 W, Morehead City.

State officials and an environmental group have successfully settled a legal challenge involving a property in Asheville that is being transformed into a public park.

The North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission will convene for two days instead of three when it meets Feb. 15-16, at Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 N. Water St., Wilmington.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Secretary Michael S. Regan announced today several key appointments to his leadership team.  

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Secretary Michael S. Regan announced today several key appointments to his leadership team.  

State officials say work has been completed to protect a community from possible exposure to asbestos that was discovered on an exposed slope in Davidson.

The Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will meet at 10:30 a.m., March 16 at the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Wilmington Regional Office, 127 North Cardinal Drive Ext, Wilmington.