The N.C. Division of Coastal Management is closing the Currituck Banks Reserve to the public from April 23 to April 27, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Wildlife Services program conducts an aerial wildlife damage management operation for feral swine on lands north of Corolla.
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The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet in New Bern April 18 and 19 at the North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace, 529 South Front Street, in the Debnam-Hunt Board Room. The meeting is open to the public, with an opportunity for informal public comments.
The state Environmental Management Commission will hold a special called meeting this Thursday, April 12 to discuss final approvals necessary for an order that seeks to expedite coal ash cleanup at three of Duke Energy’s biggest power plants.
The N.C. Division of Air Quality is inviting public feedback on a permit Duke Energy is seeking to process coal ash for reuse in concrete and other products.
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record bluefin tuna.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality today filed an amended complaint and motion for preliminary injunctive relief against the Chemours Company in Bladen County Superior Court.
The N.C. Division of Air Quality (DAQ) today moved to require Chemours to demonstrate within three weeks that air emissions at the Fayetteville Works facility can be controlled at a level that will halt contributions to groundwater violations. The requirement is included in a 60-day notice that was issued to the company informing them of the division’s intent to modify the facility’s air permit.
The N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council will use its annual meeting on April 12 to discuss the drought related conditions in North Carolina during the last year.
The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will meet on April 10 and April 11 at the Dare County Government Complex, 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive in Manteo.
Two companies informed the state Division of Air Quality on Thursday they intend to stop fumigation operations at a facility in Wilmington and will not pursue an air quality permit that called for increasing the use of the fumigants at the site.