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Judge Issues Ruling in Favor of DEQ in Coal Ash Closure Appeal
Today, the Administrative Law Judge presiding over the Duke Energy appeal of the Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) coal ash closure decisions issued a significant ruling in favor of DEQ.
N.C. Environmental Management Commission to Meet July 10-11
The N.C. Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet July 10-11 at the Archdale Building in downtown Raleigh. Commission committees will meet Wednesday, July 10, with the full commission meeting Thursday, July 11.
State Climate Change Interagency Council to Meet July 16
The North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council will hold its fourth meeting in Winston-Salem on Tuesday, July 16th. The agenda will include speakers from the North Carolina Institute for Cl
DEQ Secretary Statement on Senate Budget Provision on Animal Waste Permits
Statement from DEQ Secretary Michael S. Regan regarding the Senate budget provision delaying the three animal waste permits by one year:
MEDIA ADVISORY: N.C. Sedimentation Control Commission to meet May 29
The N.C. Sedimentation Control Commission will meet Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in downtown Raleigh.
North Carolina Honors 57 Drinking Water Treatment Plants
The N.C. Division of Water Resources has honored 57 water treatment plants for surpassing federal and state drinking water standards in 2018.
NC DEQ Statement on CFPUA April Data Sampling
The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Director of Public Affairs Megan Thorpe released the following statement on recent sampling results from CFPUA testing:
Secretary Regan, coastal leaders to host mayoral roundtable against offshore drilling
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard and Nags Head Mayor Ben Cahoon will host mayors from several coastal counties for a mayoral roundtable in Manteo on May 8.
New leader announced for state’s Environmental Management Commission
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality today announced that A. Stanley “Stan” Meiburg, Ph.D., has assumed chairmanship of the state’s Environmental Management Commission (EMC). The commission is responsible for adopting rules for the protection, preservation and enhancement of the state's air and water resources.
N.C. Oil and Gas Commission to meet Feb. 12
The N.C. Oil and Gas Commission will meet Feb. 12 in the ground floor hearing room of the Archdale Building in downtown Raleigh.
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