Press Releases

Recreational fishing group voluntarily dismisses lawsuit against state over shrimp trawling

A recreational fishing group has dropped a lawsuit that claimed without evidence that the state fisheries agency is violating the federal Clean Water Act in its management of shrimp trawling in North Carolina.

N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet November 18-19, 2020

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet remotely Wednesday and Thursday, November 18-19, 2020 by teleconference.

State coastal commission will meet Nov. 18 by video conference; Coastal advisory council will meet Nov. 17

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet November 18 by video conference. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m.  Prior to the commission meeting, the Coastal Resources Advisory Council will meet at 1 p.m. Nov. 17 also by video conference. The public may join both meetings by computer or phone.

Public Hearing Scheduled for Special Order by Consent for City of Greensboro’s Wastewater Treatment Plant

The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 on a proposed Special Order by Consent (SOC) for the City of Greensboro’s T.Z. Osborne Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) NPDES discharge permit.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Marine Fisheries Commission to meet by web conference Nov. 19-20

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet by web conference Nov. 19-20, beginning at 9 a.m. each day.

Viable Utility Reserve Committee of the State Water Infrastructure Authority to meet Nov. 13 via teleconference

The Viable Utility Reserve Committee of the State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet Friday, Nov. 13 at 10:00 a.m., remotely, via teleconference.

State officials award more than $1 million to improve public beach and coastal waterfront access

The state Division of Coastal Management has awarded more than $1 million to eleven local governments and the NC Coastal Reserve to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters for the 2020-21 fiscal year.

DEQ Statement on Volume of Colonial Pipeline’s August Gasoline Spill in Huntersville

RALEIGH – Based on current information, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has determined that Colonial Pipeline has significantly underestimated the volume of gasoline released from the August 14, 2020, spill in Mecklenburg County’s Oehler Nature Preserve near Huntersville’s town limits.

N.C. Oil and Gas Commission to meet November 10

The North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission will meet virtually on Tuesday, November 10. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. The public may join the meeting by computer or phone.

State invites local governments to apply for N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program

The Division of Coastal Management (DCM) will select up to 20 municipal and county governments throughout the 20 coastal counties of North Carolina to receive no-cost direct technical assistance services to complete Phases 1 and 2 of the N.C.  Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP). These phases will include community engagement, a risk and vulnerability assessment, and development of a portfolio of resilience projects and actions to integrate within existing local planning initiatives.