Press Releases

La Comisión de Gestión Ambiental de Carolina del Norte y la División de Recursos Hídricos del Departamento de Calidad Ambiental del N.C. celebrarán audiencias públicas los días 4, 9 y 11 de diciembre para escuchar los comentarios del público sobre el borrador de la declaración de impacto ambiental (EIS, por sus siglas en inglés) para la solicitud de certificado de transferencia intercuenca de la ciudad de Fuquay Varina.

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources will hold public hearings on Dec. 4, 9 and 11 to hear public comment on the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Town of Fuquay-Varina's Interbasin Transfer Certificate request.

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will meet Nov. 12-13 in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting by computer or phone. 

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will hold three meetings in the coming weeks to give members of the charter/for-hire community an opportunity to share their perspectives on challenges facing the industry.

New fishing reporting requirements are just a month away — beginning Dec. 1 — and North Carolina’s two fisheries management agencies continue efforts to get the word out, as the requirements impact both commercial and recreational fishermen.

The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold fall local advisory committee meetings Nov. 5 - 18 for the following reserve sites. All meetings are open to the public.

The North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission will meet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Raleigh.

The public can submit written and emailed comments until Dec. 15 on a draft rule that would allow domestic wastewater discharges to zero-flow streams.

MOREHEAD CITY – State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory for a sound-side swimming area in Brunswick County.

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