A public hearing Aug. 16 regards a proposed permit modification from Enviva Pellets Ahoskie to increase production and install air pollution control equipment.
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Hyde wildfire no longer moving forward, it’s burning down
The Ferebee Road fire in Hyde County has begun burning down deep into the carbon-rich peat, as firefighters halt — for now — movement across the landscape.
Four coastal towns to get VW money for car chargers
Four coastal towns are getting money in the latest round of awards from the Volkswagen settlement to install publicly accessible chargers for zero-emission vehicles.
NC projects receive grants to replace diesel vehicles
North Carolina Division of Air Quality has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to replace 11 older diesel vehicles with cleaner alternatives.
Funds available for electric car charging stations
Applications will be available online starting May 2 for more than $1 million available to install publicly accessible light-duty zero-emission vehicle Level 2 charging stations.
Grants available for environmental projects
Letters of intent for 2022 Environmental Enhancement Grants are due March 31.
NC’s 2022 ozone season begins: DEQ
The state Division of Air Quality will include ozone information in its daily forecast of fine particle matter pollution March 1-Oct. 31.
State releases updated Greenhouse Gas Inventory
The inventory includes detailed estimates of greenhouse gas emissions in key source categories from 1990 to 2018 and projections through 2030.
VW funds available to replace older transit, shuttle buses
Government entities and certain organizations may now submit applications for grants to replace their older transit and shuttle buses through the second phase of funding from the Volkswagen air emissions legal settlement.
Comment period open on proposed paper company project
NCDEQ’s Division of Air Quality is seeking until Feb. 19 public comment on a draft permit modification for the Domtar Paper Co. facility near Plymouth.
State submits plan to spend remaining VW Settlement funds
NCDEQ’s Division of Air Quality has submitted its Volkswagen Mitigation Plan to the trustee detailing how the state will invest the remaining $68 million of its share.
DEQ tweaks fumigation permit to alleviate port congestion
The state issued this week a time-limited modification to Ecolab Inc., a log fumigation facility at N.C. Port at Wilmington, to alleviate congestion at the port.
DEQ needs input on new animal waste management permit
NCDEQ is asking for input on the new animal waste management digester system general permits.
Air permit issued for New Hanover log fumigation company
NCDEQ’s Division of Air Quality issued air permits for log fumigation operations at companies in New Hanover and Wayne counties.
New air quality tool features real-time, historic observations
NCDEQ’s Division of Air Quality and North Carolina State Climate Office developed the Ambient Information Reporter, a new online tool with statewide weather and air quality observations.
Hearing set on log fumigation facility permit changes
NCDEQ’s Division of Air Quality is holding a digital public hearing Aug. 31 on proposed changes to a log fumigation facility’s permit to meet the state’s new methyl bromide regulations.