North Carolina environmental officials announced today that 56 water systems are being honored for surpassing federal and state drinking water standards.
Local Advisory Committees for the Kitty Hawk Woods and Buxton Woods Coastal Reserves and the Currituck Banks component of the National Estuarine Research Reserve will meet in May. The meetings are open to the public.
The Division of Coastal Management’s N.C.
State officials have for the second year in a row recognized a company with facilities in Greensboro for having outstanding environmental performance.
Secretary Donald R. van der Vaart of the state environmental department has named Michael Scott as the new director of the waste management program.
The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission will meet May 10-11 at the Dare County Government Complex, 954 Marshall C. Collins Dr., in Manteo, N.C. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. on May 10 and 9 a.m. on May 11. The meeting is open to the public.
A project that will create treehouses with overnight accommodations is underway through a $95,000 grant from the McCrory administration to the town of Windsor. The water-based recreation project, located next to the historic Cashie River, will create the first fully handicap accessible tree
Results of a study published Tuesday show that coastal habitat enhancement programs managed by the state fisheries agency provide $4 in benefits for every $1 invested in the coastal region.
Air quality officials have issued an advisory for air pollution in western North Carolina on Thursday and Friday as smoke from a wildfire near Hot Springs drifts downwind. Residents north of Asheville could experience unhealthy air quality, depending on wind directions.
WHAT: N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council annual meeting
WHEN: April 28, 10 a.m. – noon
WHERE: Gov. James G. Martin Building, North Carolina State Fairgrounds, 1025 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh