Department of Environmental Quality /tags/department-of-environmental-quality Department of Environmental Quality en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:14:04 GMT Person County residents express frustration after air permit issued to Moriah Energy Center /environment/2024-10-29/person-county-air-permit-moriah-energy-center The Moriah Energy Center is a liquified natural gas storage facility under construction in Person County. Some community members worry the project will cause toxic air and water pollution. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:14:04 GMT /environment/2024-10-29/person-county-air-permit-moriah-energy-center Celeste Gracia North Carolina Gov. Cooper's second-term environmental secretary is leaving the job /environment/2024-09-13/north-carolina-cooper-environmental-secretary-elizabeth-biser-resign North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's environmental secretary for over three years is stepping down before Cooper's second term ends and is being replaced by a veteran state government administrator. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:04 GMT /environment/2024-09-13/north-carolina-cooper-environmental-secretary-elizabeth-biser-resign Associated Press Planned natural gas storage facility in Person County faces community backlash /environment/2024-08-05/moriah-energy-center-person-county-community-backlash-dominion-energy The Moriah Energy Center is a planned liquified natural gas storage facility. Dominion Energy says the project is needed to support increasing customer demand. Some community members worry the facility will cause air and water pollution. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:40:16 GMT /environment/2024-08-05/moriah-energy-center-person-county-community-backlash-dominion-energy Celeste Gracia Chapel Hill seeks public comment for future plans of coal ash site /environment/2024-07-18/chapel-hill-coal-ash-comment-plans-police-brownfields-deq The police headquarters for the town of Chapel Hill is currently located at 828 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. In 2013, toxic coal ash was discovered on this site. A new draft agreement on how to move forward with this property is now available for public comment. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:36:33 GMT /environment/2024-07-18/chapel-hill-coal-ash-comment-plans-police-brownfields-deq Celeste Gracia Proposed groundwater, surface water standards for PFAS stay in NC environmental committees /environment/2024-07-15/pfas-north-carolina-groundwater-surface-water-environmental-committee State environmental officials are working to adopt groundwater and surface water standards for toxic chemicals known as PFAS. But the rule making process is taking longer than expected. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:02:18 GMT /environment/2024-07-15/pfas-north-carolina-groundwater-surface-water-environmental-committee Celeste Gracia Durham parks lead cleanup plan still months away /environment/2024-05-23/durham-parks-lead-cleanup-plan-walltown-east-northgate-lyon North Carolina environmental regulators say it could take until the end of the year to determine how to clean up lead contamination at five public parks in Durham. Thu, 23 May 2024 18:06:33 GMT /environment/2024-05-23/durham-parks-lead-cleanup-plan-walltown-east-northgate-lyon Will Michaels North Carolina environmental committee delays vote on groundwater standards for toxic chemicals /environment/2024-05-09/environmental-committee-vote-groundwater-standards-pfas-nc The state Groundwater and Waste Management Committee did not take up a vote during Wednesday's meeting to move forward with groundwater standards for PFAS. This comes after the North Carolina Chamber asked state officials to delay action on adopting these standards. Thu, 09 May 2024 14:38:12 GMT /environment/2024-05-09/environmental-committee-vote-groundwater-standards-pfas-nc Celeste Gracia Senate Republicans Ready To Block Cooper Environment Chief /politics/2021-06-02/senate-republicans-ready-to-block-cooper-environment-chief North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's pick to lead the state's environmental agency appears doomed in the state Senate, where Republicans on a key committee formally opposed the Democrat's choice on Wednesday. Wed, 02 Jun 2021 22:41:38 GMT /politics/2021-06-02/senate-republicans-ready-to-block-cooper-environment-chief Associated Press DEQ Says Colonial Pipeline Gasoline Spill Estimates Are Still Too Low /environment/2020-11-05/deq-says-colonial-pipeline-gasoline-spill-estimates-are-still-too-low North Carolina environmental officials say Colonial Pipeline significantly underestimated the amount of gasoline that spilled in Huntersville in August, and they've ordered the company to provide a new number. Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:04:25 GMT /environment/2020-11-05/deq-says-colonial-pipeline-gasoline-spill-estimates-are-still-too-low David Boraks Report: NC Among States With Largest Environmental Agency Cuts In Last Decade /environment/2019-12-06/report-nc-among-states-with-largest-environmental-agency-cuts-in-last-decade A new report finds the North Carolina General Assembly cut funding for the state Department of Environmental Quality by approximately 34 percent over a… Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:44:21 GMT /environment/2019-12-06/report-nc-among-states-with-largest-environmental-agency-cuts-in-last-decade Celeste Gracia