Press Releases

Dinner and a movie about living shorelines

The state’s coastal agency is hosting four free events that will include dinner and a movie about shoreline stabilization.

The events are being held for marine contractors and other professionals to learn more about living shorelines.

State coastal commission will meet on Feb. 8 in Atlantic Beach

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Feb. 8 at the Hilton Double Tree, 2717 West Fort Macon Road in Atlantic Beach. The meeting is open to the public.

Items on the commission’s agenda include:

Free volunteer management workshop to be held in February

A free workshop is being offered on Thursday, Feb. 16 by the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve’s Coastal Training Program.

State directing work to address asbestos found in Davidson community

State environmental and public health officials will oversee work this week in Davidson to protect people from potential exposure after asbestos materials were identified coming from an exposed slope in the Mecklenburg County community.

The Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve seeks public participation in access survey

The N.C. Coastal Reserve and town of Kitty Hawk are conducting a survey to develop an access plan for the Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve to maintain a balance between the site’s ecology and recreational uses.

State Water Infrastructure Authority approves its largest-ever funding round

The State Water Infrastructure Authority has approved more than $300 million in loans and grants, its largest funding round thus far, to help North Carolina towns pay for 156 drinking water and wastewater projects.

Fisheries commission extends deadline for comments on N.C. Wildlife Federation petition

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will continue to accept written comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by the N.C. Wildlife Federation until 5 p.m. Jan. 26.

Plans for alternate water supplies near coal ash facilities get preliminary approval

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, has given preliminary approval to Duke Energy’s plans to provide permanent alternate water supplies to homes near coal ash facilities. 

State submits report on sulfur dioxide compliance in North Carolina

North Carolina has taken a series of steps to meet the more stringent sulfur dioxide standard that the federal government adopted in 2010 and maintain its full compliance with federal air quality standards, state environmental officials said today.

Amendment to petition for rulemaking modifies proposals to limit headrope length, trawling days

An amendment has been filed to a petition for rulemaking calling for habitat protections that, if adopted, would impact shrimp trawl fishing in most North Carolina waters.