The state Division of Air Quality moved Friday to require Chemours to show within three weeks that air emissions at the Fayetteville facility can be controlled at a level that will stop contributions to groundwater violations.
News Briefs
New Hanover Posts Draft Development Rules
New Hanover County Planning Department has published online the first draft phase of its Unified Development Ordinance, or UDO.
NPS Removes Asphalt from Hatteras Beach
Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff have removed from Lighthouse Beach chunks of asphalt recently exposed by a series of storms.
Navassa Site Update Set for April 10
EPA, DEQ and the Multistate Trust are set to host Tuesday in Navassa a public availability session and public meeting to answer questions and give an update on the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. Site.
Brunswick Approves New Solar Farm Rules
Brunswick County commissioners recently approved changes to solar farm requirements in the unified development ordinance, or UDO, that included eliminating size limits.
EPA’s Pruitt Takes Over Regional Decisions
A leaked EPA memo directs the agency’s regional offices to cede to administrator Scott Pruitt Clean Water Act determinations related to the preservation of streams, ponds and wetlands.
Book on Federation’s Work Published Online
University of Virginia history professor Glenn Blackburn has written “Saving Great Places” about the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s work to protect important places on the North Carolina coast
CRC to Continue Sandbag Rules Discussion
The Coastal Resources Commission will consider a fiscal analysis of temporary erosion control structures, or sandbags, during its April 10-11 meeting in Manteo.
Dive Into NC’s Underwater Heritage
The daylong Underwater Heritage Symposium April 7 at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras will feature eight presenters sharing diving adventures, research projects, environmental issues, maritime history and culture.
Meeting to Focus on Cape Fear Conservation
The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s April Southeast Coastal Ambassador training April 18 in Wrightsville Beach will be the second in a series of meetings to discuss conservation work in the lower Cape Fear River basin.
Oregon Inlet Artificial Reef Gets Funding
A grant from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries and local donations will help fund an artificial reef to be built south of the Oregon Inlet sea buoy.
EPA to Revise Obama-era Emission Standards
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that national greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks for model years 2022-2025 are not appropriate and should be revised.
Outer Banks Officials to Discuss Wildfire Risks
Cape Hatteras National Seashore is hosting in communities that share a border the national park wildfire risks educational meetings through this month.
Beaufort To Meet About Harbor Management
The Town of Beaufort is holding a public meeting April 24 at the NOAA Beaufort Lab to receive feedback on environmental and safety concerns about Taylor’s Creek.
PETA Urges Nags Head to Stop Killing Coyotes
A representative of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sent an appeal to the town of Nags Head to use methods other than trapping and killing to control the growing coyote population.
Companies To Halt Fumigation Operations
Two companies informed state officials that fumigation operations will cease at a site in Wilmington and a state air quality permit for methyl bromide use will no longer be pursued.
