Press Releases

El Departamento de Calidad Ambiental de Carolina del Norte (DEQ, por sus siglas en ingles) tendra tres sesiones de participación pública en junio para recibir opiniones sobre cómo las inundaciones, la mitigación de inundaciones y la resiliencia afectan a las comunidades de Carolina del Norte. Los comentarios del público ayudarán al DEQ a desarrollar el Proyecto de Resiliencia ante Inundaciones de Carolina del Norte junto con más de 100 asesores técnicos que representan a gobiernos federales, estatales, de condados, municipales y tribales, organizaciones no gubernamentales y universidades.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold three public engagement sessions in June to receive input on how flooding, flood mitigation, and resiliency impact North Carolina communities. Public input will assist DEQ in developing the North Carolina Flood Resiliency Blueprint alongside over 100 technical advisors representing Federal, State, County, Municipal, and Tribal governments, non-governmental organizations and universities.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will host an interagency work group meeting on May 24 by web conference to discuss the role of public and private insurance in addressing erosion-threatened structures. The public may listen by computer or phone.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is providing an additional 15 days to submit public comment on a draft air quality permit for Wolfspeed, Inc. – Siler City Factory.

Consistent and heavy April rainfall has resulted in a clear drought map for North Carolina on the U.S. Drought Monitor as reported through the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC). Since May 4, 2023, all of North Carolina’s 100 counties were determined to be free from drought or abnormally dry conditions.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in-person May 24-26 at the Beaufort Hotel, 2440 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube.

State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory for a sound-side swimming area in Dare County.

The North Carolina Mining Commission will meet in Raleigh on May 10, 2023, beginning at 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend in person, by computer or phone.An agenda and supporting documents for both meetings will be posted prior to the meetings on the Commission website.

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in cooperation with the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, City of Durham, Durham County, Town of Hillsborough and Orange County will be treating the Eno River for Hydrilla May 15, 2023 through August 31, 2023.

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet virtually on Wednesday and Thursday, May 10 and 11, 2023. The public is invited to attend online or in-person at the listening station in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building at 512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh. Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Committee Meetings Remote Access Thursday, May 11, 2023 Full Commission Meeting Remote Access Meeting information may be found at the Department of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Management Commission webpage. The Environmental