Press Releases

MEDIA ADVISORY: State Water Infrastructure Authority to meet Dec. 12 in Raleigh and by Teleconference

The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet Tuesday, Dec. 12 at the Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center in Raleigh. The public may attend the meeting in person or listen online or by phone.

Public hearing scheduled on Fuquay Quarry mining permit modification application

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) will hold a public hearing beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec. 19, 2023, on the Martin Marietta application to modify a mining permit at Fuquay Quarry.

North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to Meet December 6

North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to Meet December 6

The Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, December 6 at 10:00 am.  The public is invited to attend the meeting in person or online. 

Following Governor’s Advocacy, EPA Reverses Approval of Plan to Import Chemours Waste

Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rescinded its approval for imports of waste material containing GenX from a Chemours facility in the Netherlands to the Chemours Fayetteville Works Plant in North Carolina. The EPA notified Governor Cooper by letter today of the decision.

Extreme, severe drought conditions expand in North Carolina

North Carolina’s Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) expanded the Extreme Drought (D3) designation to parts of four additional counties in southwestern North Carolina, and classified 10 more counties in the Piedmont as in Severe Drought.

DAQ Issues Air Quality Permit to Dura-Supreme in Statesville

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has issued a Title V air quality permit to Dura-Supreme, LLC – Statesville. The permit will allow the company to construct and operate a wood cabinet manufacturing facility in Iredell County.

Division of Marine Fisheries Manteo License Office will be closed Wednesday and through the weekend

The Division of Marine Fisheries license office in Manteo will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 22, reopening on Monday Nov. 27. 

REMINDER: N. C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet Nov. 27 by web conference

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel will meet Nov. 27 by web conference to continue their work on sea level rise and inlet hazard areas. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. The public may listen by computer or phone.

State establishes Almaco Jack state record

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently established a new state record for Almaco Jack (Seriola rivoliana).

N.C. Coastal Reserve to hold fall local advisory committee meetings

The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold fall local advisory committee meetings Dec. 4-14 for the following reserve sites. All meetings are open to the public.