Press Releases
N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet March 13-14
The N.C . Environmental Management Commission will meet next week at the Archdale Building in downtown Raleigh. Commission committees will meet Wednesday, March 13, with the full commission meeting Thursday, March 14.
State Water Infrastructure Authority to meet March 13
The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet Wednesday, March 13 at the American Institute of Architects of North Carolina Building, 14 E. Peace Street, Raleigh.
Rural Counties to Receive Water Infrastructure Funding
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced nearly $1 million in water infrastructure funding to help four communities in Madison, Robeson and Swain Counties take steps toward viable water infrastructure, improved water quality, and economic growth.
Department of Environmental Quality Offers Job Mentoring to Wake County Middle School Students
Department of Environmental Quality welcomes Wake County middle-school for Students@Work℠ Month.
State Requests Comment on Belews Creek Draft Air Permit
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Air Quality is accepting public comment on a draft air permit for Duke Energy Carolinas Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County. The proposed project includes adding natural gas co-firing capability to coal-fired Units 1 and 2 and the conversion of Auxiliary Boilers 1 and 2 to natural gas firing. The comment period is open from March 4, 2019, until April 3, 2019.
State Holds Public Sessions on Development of the Clean Energy Plan
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality will hold a series of public listening sessions on the development of the state’s Clean Energy Plan, starting Friday, March 8th. The public sessions will include updates from the stakeholder workshop process and give attendees an opportunity to provide public comment.
State spurs private investments, job creation through grants to North Carolina recycling businesses
RALEIGH – The state Department of Environmental Quality’s Recycling Program recently provided $511,000 in recycling business development grants to 17 North Carolina recycling compa
Daily Ozone Forecasts Begin Today
Today marks the start of the 2019 Ozone Season, which runs from March 1 through October 31. The Division of Air Quality, along with its local partner programs, will issue daily ozone forecasts for seven North Carolina Metropolitan areas throughout the ozone season.
State gives $600,000 to 83 counties and cities to aid electronics recycling
The state Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Waste Management recently awarded $600,000 to 83 county and city governments to support local electronics management programs, which provide residents with opportunities to recycle electronics like televisions and computer equipment.
Court Approves Order to Stop PFAS from Entering Cape Fear
Today, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and other parties that signed the consent order made public last week appeared in Superior Court before Judge Douglas Sasser. The judge approved the order in its entirety, which will mean real relief for people near the Chemours plant and in the Cape Fear River Basin. Downstream, reductions in PFAS/GenX will continue due to the order.
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