The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) has announced 16 members of the newly created Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board. The board will work with NCDEQ staff…
North Carolina
Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks Progress under North Carolina State Water Plan
On Earth Day this past weekend, the town up Oxford, North Carolina celebrated with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 750k gallon water tank funded through the North Carolina Department…
North Carolina’s ‘It’s Our Air’ Program Provides Air Quality Curriculum for High School Students
How can a state help students, who are the next generation of drivers, consumers, and decision makers, become better critical thinkers and be aware of how to solve complex environmental…
North Carolina Brownfields Program Celebrates 20 Years
The North Carolina Brownfields Program is celebrating 20 years of turning contaminated properties into viable, successful businesses and community areas. The program works with prospective developers who did not cause…
North Carolina Funds Local Government Coastal Projects
The North Carolina Division of Coastal Management has announced the availability of $100,000 in grants to coastal local governments for natural hazard and storm recovery projects. The objective of the grant…
North Carolina Recognizes Local Drinking Water Accomplishments
Recently, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality awarded 56 drinking water systems that exceeded state and federal drinking water standards in 2015 with the Area Wide Optimization Award. The…
States, EPA, and Others Partner to Establish Stream Monitoring Networks
EPA is working with states, tribes, river basin commissions, its regional offices and other entities to establish Regional Monitoring Networks (RMNs) for freshwater wadeable streams. The objectives of the RMNs…
North Carolina DENR Changes Name to Department of Environmental Quality
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources recently became the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) when Governor Pat McCrory signed the 2015-2016 state budget into law. The budget…
North Carolina Obtains Summertime Gasoline Requirements Repeal
Description of Initiative: Tony Pendola, PE, currently serves as North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (NCDENR’s) Small Business Ombudsman and directs the Small Business Environmental Assistance Program. When…
North Carolina Division of Air Quality’s Assistance Project on Facility Pollution Reduction
Description of Initiative: The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Division of Air Quality (DAQ) received a grant from U.S. EPA in April 2011 that funded a multi-year…
