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DEQ issues Notice of Violation to Chemours for improper waste disposal
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a notice of violation and intent to enforce
NEW DATE: Public Hearing on Hazardous waste renewal permit for the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Elizabeth City
RALEIGH – The public hearing scheduled for the issuance of a hazardous waste draft renewal operating permit for the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Elizabeth City will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, in Courtroom C at the Pasquotank County Courthouse. Based on public health guidance to reduce the spread of COVID-19, room capacity is limited to 10 people, and appropriate social distancing measures will be observed.
N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet May 6-7
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet remotely May 6 and 7 by teleconference.
DEQ and EPA to sample more residential properties in Davidson for asbestos
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Waste Management (DEQ), along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will offer free asbestos soil sampling to property owners in the residential area within one-quarter mile of the former Carolina Asbestos Corporation site in Davidson.
RESCHEDULED: Hazardous waste renewal permit public hearing for the U.S. Coast Guard Base in Elizabeth City
RALEIGH – The public hearing scheduled for the issuance of a hazardous waste draft renewal operating permit for the U.S.
CANCELED: Hazardous waste renewal permit public hearing for the former DuPont Brevard facility
RALEIGH – The public hearing scheduled for the issuance of a hazardous waste renewal permit for corrective action at the former DuPont Brevard facility on Wednesday, April 8, at the Transylvania Co
N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet March 4 and 5
The N.C. Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet March 4 and 5 at the Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury Street in Raleigh. Committees will meet Wednesday, March 4, with the full commission meeting Thursday, March 5. All of the meetings will be held in the Ground Floor Hearing Room.
DEQ Issues Permit to Construct New Lined Onsite Landfill at Asheville facility
Following a rigorous application review and lengthy public comment period, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has issued a permit to allow Duke Energy Progress to construct a ne
Public comment period extended on Chemours’ proposed groundwater corrective action plan
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is extending the public comment period until March 6, on a proposed groundwater corrective action plan to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater and surface water at the Chemours Fayetteville Works Site.
DEQ, EPA and Multistate Trust to Hold Public Meeting about Kerr-McGee Site in Navassa
State and federal officials together with Multistate Trust representatives will hold a public meeting regarding the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund site on Tuesday, January 14.
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