Press Releases

Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board to Meet May 22

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will hold its fourth meeting in Charlotte on May 22.

CORRECTION: State to hold public hearing on six draft wastewater permit renewals

The N.C. Division of Water Resources will host a public hearing to gather comments on six draft wastewater discharge permit renewals for mines in Avery and Mitchell counties.

N.C. Environmental Management Commission to Meet May 8-9

The N.C. Environmental Management Commission will meet May 8-9 at the Archdale Building in downtown Raleigh.

State to hold public hearing on six draft wastewater permit renewals

The N.C. Division of Water Resources will host a public hearing to gather comments on six draft wastewater discharge permit renewals for mines in Avery and Mitchell counties.

Six coastal reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings in April and May

Local advisory committees for six coastal reserves will meet in April and May.

The meetings are open to the public and scheduled as follows:

Coastal Resources Commission Passes Resolution Opposing Offshore Drilling

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission passed a resolution Thursday opposing offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling off North Carolina.

Public comment period on administrative amendment to Chemours air permit

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is accepting public comment on an administrative amendment to the air permit for the Chemours Company Fayetteville Works facility.

Reminder: Public Hearing on Cape Fear Coal Ash Beneficiation to be held on Tuesday

The N.C . Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will host a public meeting and public hearing Tuesday, April 23, on the proposed coal ash beneficiation project at the Duke Energy Progress, LLC former Cape Fear Power Station. The hearing will be held in the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center in Pittsboro.

State Climate Change Interagency Council to Meet April 26

The N.C. Climate Change Interagency Council will hold its third meeting on April 26 at the NC State Archives Building in Raleigh. The agenda will focus on Section 9 of Executive Order 80, including the development of the North Carolina Climate Risk Assessment and discussion with the climate science experts partnering with the state on that effort.

Memo: Comments of the NC Department of Environmental Quality and the NC Office of the Attorney General on Proposed Revised Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) Rule

To: Interested Parties
Date: Monday, April 15, 2019
RE: Comments of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the North Carolina Office of the Attorney General
   on Proposed Revised Waters of the United States(“WOTUS”) Rule

Today, N.C. Department of Environmental Quality and N.C. Attorney General submitted comments on behalf of North Carolina in opposition to the draft Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.