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Air quality officials are continuing their advisory for air pollution in North Carolina on Tuesday as smoke from numerous wildfires continues to cover much of the state.

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will meet Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the Hilton Double Tree, 2717 West Fort Macon Road in Atlantic Beach. The meeting will begin at 3:15 p.m. on Nov. 30 and 9 a.m. on Dec. 1. The meeting is open to the public.

Air quality officials extended their advisory for air pollution in North Carolina to the Triangle on Friday and Saturday as smoke from numerous wildfires continues to blanket the state.

Air quality officials are expanding their advisory for air pollution in North Carolina on Friday as smoke from numerous wildfires continues to cover much of the state.

In the coming months, the state marine fisheries agency will remove all remaining buoys from the state’s artificial reefs in the Atlantic Ocean.

RALEIGH – Air quality officials are continuing their advisory for air pollution on Thursday as smoke from nearly 20 wildfires blankets the mountains, foothills and Piedmont.

It’s a time-honored tradition on the coast: Thanksgiving dinner with oyster dressing.

Air quality officials are continuing their advisory for air pollution in North Carolina on Wednesday as smoke from numerous wildfires blankets the region. Residents in much of the mountains, foothills and Piedmont regions could experience unhealthy air quality, depending on wind directions.

Air quality officials have issued an advisory for air pollution in Western North Carolina on Monday and Tuesday as smoke from numerous wildfires blankets the region.

With wildfires burning across Western North Carolina, state air quality officials are distributing a visibility guide for assessing health risks from smoke due to wildfires.