The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold seven public meetings in March to receive suggestions and comments on cultch planting.
WHAT: Public hearing on the draft NPDES stormwater permit for Asheville Steam Electric Plant
WHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 24; speaker registration begins at 5 p.m.
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public meeting to discuss the Atlantic Ocean monkfish large mesh gill net fishery at 6 p.m. March 3 at the division’s Manteo Office, 1021 Driftwood Drive, Manteo.
More than 150 hotels and other tourism-oriented businesses have earned special recognition for their work to conserve natural resources, thanks to a state program that demonstrates Governor Pat McCrory’s commitment to environmental protection and economic development.
State environmental officials issued a critical permit today that will serve as a model for the safe closure of all coal ash ponds throughout the state.
Stanley Black & Decker will be recognized Wednesday as the first facility of its type in North Carolina to be honored for its commitment to superior environmental performance.
As part of an effort to improve regulatory efficiency, the state Coastal Resources Commission will hold public hearings in each of North Carolina’s eight oceanfront counties to gather comments on a proposal to change the formula used to calculate the width of the Ocean Erodible Area of Environmen
State environmental experts released the scientific data used to determine the risk level each coal ash pond presents to public health and the environment.
State officials have reached an agreement with a company to clean up groundwater contamination in a Wake Forest community where residential drinking wells were impacted by chlorinated solvents.