State regulators issued a $6.6 million fine yesterday to Duke Energy for environmental violations related to the February 2014 coal ash spill at the company’s Dan River power plant in Eden.
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When Steve Murphey took over leadership of the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries’ Habitat and Enhancement Section in June, he had a clear vision of where he wanted the section to go.
Stanley Black & Decker will be recognized Wednesday as the first facility of its type in North Carolina to be honored for its commitment to superior environmental performance.
The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will meet Feb. 9-10 at the Hilton Doubletree in Atlantic Beach. The meeting is open to the public.
Items on the commission’s agenda include:
As part of an effort to improve regulatory efficiency, the state Coastal Resources Commission will hold public hearings in each of North Carolina’s eight oceanfront counties to gather comments on a proposal to change the formula used to calculate the width of the Ocean Erodible Area of Envi
State environmental regulators have scheduled a public hearing for March 3 on a permit for controlling potential air emissions from a proposed asphalt plant in Watauga County.
State environmental experts released the scientific data used to determine the risk level each coal ash pond presents to public health and the environment.
State environmental officials are seeking public feedback on a proposed draft water quality permit for Duke Energy’s Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant in Chatham County.
State officials have reached an agreement with a company to clean up groundwater contamination in a Wake Forest community where residential drinking wells were impacted by chlorinated solvents.
WHAT: Public hearing on Duke Energy’s Marshall Steam Station solid waste permit
WHO: N.C. Division of Waste Management is hosting the hearing