Press Releases

The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. March 9 in Beaufort to seek input on a proposal for a public hunting permit system for the Rachel Carson Reserve.

The 2017 ozone season starts today, as state and local environmental agencies renew their daily air quality forecasts for ozone in metropolitan areas across North Carolina. 

The N.C. Division of Coastal Management recently announced the availability of $100,000 in grants to local governments in 20 coastal counties for projects during fiscal year 2017-2018.

N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Secretary Michael Regan requested today that a court allow the department to withdraw from an ongoing legal challenge to part of the federal Clean Power Plan.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is asking the public to weigh in on proposed draft closure plans for coal ash impoundments at four Duke Energy facilities deemed high priority by the state’s coal ash law.  

The state Division of Coastal Management wants to hear from local government officials about weather-related challenges following the damage from Hurricane Matthew.

State officials and an environmental group have successfully settled a legal challenge involving a property in Asheville that is being transformed into a public park.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Secretary Michael S. Regan announced today several key appointments to his leadership team.  

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Secretary Michael S. Regan announced today several key appointments to his leadership team.  

State officials say work has been completed to protect a community from possible exposure to asbestos that was discovered on an exposed slope in Davidson.