• NC Environmental Justice & Equity Advisory Board Meeting

    Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board to meet virtually November 30 RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will hold its meeting Tuesday, […]

  • NC Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board Meeting

    The next NCSSAB meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM, December 6, 2021, and it will be a virtual public meeting.  The Webex meeting information is below: Event address for attendees: https://ncdenrits.webex.com/ncdenrits/onstage/g.php?MTID=e122098b6c7e0471bf3358e6b30fd2f70 […]

  • EPA Nat’l Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call

    The purpose of these calls is to inform communities about EPA's environmental justice work and enhance opportunities to maintain an open dialogue with environmental justice advocates. As environmental justice continues […]

  • Comment Deadline on Proposed Plan to Administer American Rescue Plan Act’s Funding – Jan 12, 5PM

    State Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Plan to Administer American Rescue Plan Act’s State Fiscal Recovery Funding RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Infrastructure (DWI) is accepting comments until January 12, 2022 on the proposed plan to administer approximately $1.6 billion in federal funds appropriated in the state budget for drinking […]

  • Comment Deadline for Roanoke Valley Lumber

    Draft Permit Environmental Justice Snapshot Roseburg Forest Products applied to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, for a PSD (Prevention of Significant Deterioration) permit to construct and operate a new lumber sawmill, named Roanoke Valley Lumber, located at 290 Power Place Drive, Weldon, Halifax County, NC. The mill will process […]

  • Environmental Management Committee Meetings

    The Environmental Management Commission is a 15-member commission appointed by the Governor, the Senate Pro Tempore and the Speaker of the House. The Commission is responsible for adopting rules for […]

  • EMC Rulemaking Public Hearing- Standard for Silver

    Archdale Building in the Ground Floor Hearing Room 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

    What: The Water Quality Committee of the NC Environmental Management Commission will hear the Petition for Rulemaking to Remove the Freshwater, Chronic Aquatic Life Standard for Silver. Date: January 12, 2022. This will be heard at the EMC Committee's regularly-scheduled meeting. Time: 1:30 pm Location: In-Person at Archdale Building in the Ground Floor Hearing Room, […]

  • Virtual Information Session on RTOs, January 19th

    The Sustainable FERC Project is working to produce a public report that would provide specific recommendations for changes and improvements in regional transmission organizations' (RTOs) existing public participation practices to […]

  • Public Hearing on Septage Management Rule Change

    Public Comment Period:  December 15, 2021 to February 14, 2022 Proposed Effective Date: Pending Legislative Review Submit Comments by e-mail to:  dwm.publiccomments@ncdenr.gov Link to the agency website: https://deq.nc.gov/permits-rules/rules-regulations/deq-proposed-rules/proposed-rules Please review the Notice and Proposed Rule Text and the Regulatory Impact Analysis. A Virtual Public Hearing has been scheduled via WebEx as follows: Date:  January 20, 2022 Time:  4:30 p.m. Location:  WebEx Event […]

  • Virtual Information Session on RTOs, January 24th

    The Sustainable FERC Project is working to produce a public report that would provide specific recommendations for changes and improvements in regional transmission organizations' (RTOs) existing public participation practices to […]