North Carolina’s chief environmental agency announced today that it will go beyond state and federal requirements to ensure minority communities are not negatively impacted by Duke Energy coal ash landfills.
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The ozone season begins Friday as state and local environmental agencies renew their daily air quality forecasts for ozone in metropolitan areas across North Carolina.
North Carolina’s environmental agency filed a complaint today against federal environmental officials for failing to act on a petition that inappropriately blamed North Carolina for contributing to air quality problems in the Northeastern United States.
State officials have signed an agreement that will allow a company to safely transform a former industrial landfill into a large sports complex with greenways and ballfields in Asheville.
North Carolina’s chief environmental agency is petitioning the federal government to adopt North Carolina’s stricter reporting requirements for people who receive water from sites that test high for lead or copper.
WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classifications for Marshall Steam Station
WHEN: 6 p.m. March 29 (registration for speakers starts at 5:30 p.m.)
WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classifications for Belews Creek Steam Station
WHEN: 6 p.m. March 24 (registration for speakers starts at 5:30 p.m.)
WHAT: Public hearing on proposed changes to state stormwater management rules
WHEN: 6 p.m. March 23 (registration for speakers starts at 5:30 p.m.)
State officials are inviting people to a public hearing March 23 to provide feedback on the draft permit Duke Energy is seeking to construct and operate an industrial landfill to handle coal ash and other wastes at the utility’s Dan River Steam Station in Rockingham County.
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