Proposal that will reduce red tape and cut costs for small businesses passes Businesses that account for less than 1 percent of statewide emissions from factories and other industry will no longer need air quality permits under a proposal passed today by the Environmental Management Commission. Proposal that will reduce...
DEQ secretary says EPA is wrong in suggesting NC citizens can't challenge environmental permits
DEQ secretary says EPA is wrong in suggesting NC citizens can't challenge environmental permits In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Secretary Donald R. van der Vaart told the federal agency it was wrong in its suggestion that citizen groups cannot challenge in court environmental permits issued by...
DEQ announces 14 public meetings on draft coal ash pond closure deadlines
DEQ announces 14 public meetings on draft coal ash pond closure deadlines he N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, on Friday announced 14 public meetings on the department's draft proposed classifications for each of Duke Energy coal ash impoundments in North Carolina. The hearings give the public an opportunity...