Press Releases

State coastal commission to hold public hearings on rule change

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 Environmen

Public Hearing Scheduled on Air Permit for Watauga County Asphalt Plant

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 report explains science behind initial coal ash classifications

State environmental experts released the scientific data used to determine the risk level each coal ash pond presents to public health and the environment.

Public asked to weigh in on Duke Energy environmental permit

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 directing company to clean up groundwater contamination in Wake Co. community

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.

MEDIA ADVISORY: State hosting public hearing on solid waste permit

WHAT: Public hearing on Duke Energy’s Marshall Steam Station solid waste permit

WHO: N.C. Division of Waste Management is hosting the hearing 

MEDIA ADVISORY: State officials reschedule public hearing for Duke Energy environmental permit

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has rescheduled tomorrow’s public hearing on a proposed water quality permit for the Asheville Steam Electric Plant.

State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet Jan. 21 in Raleigh

The State Water Infrastructure Authority, or SWIA, will meet at 9:00 a.m. Jan. 21, 2016 at the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, located at 4021 Carya Drive in Raleigh, N.C. The meeting is open to the public.

The meeting agenda includes:

Proposal that will reduce red tape and cut costs for small businesses passes

Businesses that account for less than 1 percent of statewide emissions from factories and other industry will no longer need air quality permits under a proposal passed today by the Environmental Management Commission.
 

DEQ secretary says EPA is wrong in suggesting NC citizens can't challenge environmental permits

In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Secretary Donald R. van der Vaart told the federal agency it was wrong in its suggestion that citizen groups cannot challenge in court environmental permits issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).