Code Red air quality alert issued for Polk Co.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ)issued a Code Red Air Quality alert as crews battle three wildfires in Polk County. NCDEQ officials posted a video providing tips on how ...
NC officials remind people not to burn trash
With fire season starting, officials with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Air Quality Division wants ...
EPA science office faces deep cuts, putting North Carolina jobs and research at risk
The Trump administration’s plan to cut EPA’s research arm could cost 1,000 jobs, hit Research Triangle Park, and weaken North ...
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‘Worse than nothing’: Proposal would require PFAS reduction plans without enforcing limits
The Environmental Management Commission is considering a new rule that would require industries adopt PFAS monitoring plans ...
Raleigh News & Observer8d
Pollen season has arrived in NC, but when does the yellow stuff fall? Spring timeline
The clocks sprang forward last weekend and North Carolina is leaping right into pollen season. The state Department of Environmental Quality, which measures the amount of pollen in the air ...
WNCT5d
NC Wildlife Resources Commission warns of increase in animal encounters
With warmer temperatures, NC Wildlife Resources Commission is warning people about a possible increase in animal encounters.
WRAL28d
Environmental concerns rise as NC uses millions of gallons of road salt brine
“It’s important to protect our waterways.” WRAL reached out to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality but did not receive an immediate response.
NC Dept. of Environmental Quality reminds people it's illegal to burn trash
With fire season starting, officials with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Air Quality Division wants ...