Press Releases

State environmental officials visited Columbus County Tuesday to tour a temporary debris site set up to assist with recovery efforts from Hurricane Matthew.

The North Carolina Marine Patrol is helping to keep the people of Lumberton safe in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.

Under the direction of Governor Pat McCrory, top state environmental officials visited Dare County Thursday to see first-hand the damage of Hurricane Matthew and identify ways the administration can help speed the recovery process.  The visit to Dare County is part of a larger effort of the

While eastern North Carolina is still reeling from the flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew, three counties in western North Carolina have been designated as experiencing extreme drought conditions.

The state environmental department notified Duke Energy today that it must submit plans to address the environmental impact of flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew on the H.F. Lee Energy Complex.

The state environmental department notified Duke Energy today that it must submit plans to address the environmental impact of flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew at the H.F. Lee Energy Complex.

Environmental department staff determined on Monday that material found at the H.F. Lee facility in Wayne County is not coal ash as falsely reported by a special interest group. The material, called cenospheres are inert and non-toxic.  

Under the direction of Governor Pat McCrory, state environmental inspectors will begin sampling water quality this week downstream from swine farms. Testing will continue over the next few weeks in areas where floodwaters have started to recede.

The state marine fisheries division is accepting public comment on a bottom lease for shellfish aquaculture in Carteret County.