Press Releases

WHAT: Public hearing on the draft NPDES stormwater permit for the Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant

WHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 29; speaker registration begins at 5 p.m. 

State environmental regulators have issued an air quality permit for a proposed asphalt plant in Ashe County after determining that a quarry at the same site now complies with state mining and land quality regulations.

WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Dan River Steam Station

WHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1

WHERE: Eden Town Hall, 308 East Stadium Drive Eden, North Carolina 27288

WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Sutton Power Station

WHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1

WHERE: Cape Fear Community College, room N-202, 411 N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401

WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Riverbend Steam Station.

WHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1

WHERE: Gaston College Myers Center Auditorium, 201 Highway U.S. 321 S Dallas, NC 28034.

WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Asheville Steam Electric Plant

WHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1

WHERE: AB Technical Community College Ferguson Auditorium, 340 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold seven public meetings in March to receive suggestions and comments on cultch planting.

WHAT: Public hearing on the draft NPDES stormwater permit for Asheville Steam Electric Plant

WHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 24; speaker registration begins at 5 p.m. 

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public meeting to discuss the Atlantic Ocean monkfish large mesh gill net fishery at 6 p.m. March 3 at the division’s Manteo Office, 1021 Driftwood Drive, Manteo.

More than 150 hotels and other tourism-oriented businesses have earned special recognition for their work to conserve natural resources, thanks to a state program that demonstrates Governor Pat McCrory’s commitment to environmental protection and economic development.