Today, the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) celebrated, alongside the City of Hendersonville, the completion of the city’s Lower Mud Creek Floodplain Restoration project, which transforms ...

The N.C. Oil and Gas Commission will meet in Raleigh on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, for its regular quarterly meeting. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Members of the public may attend in person or join ...

Extreme Drought remains along the Virginia border and parts of the Coastal Plain;affectedresidents are encouraged to take measures to conserve water Heavy rainfall from Hurricane Isaias offered ...

The Advisory Board of the Natural Infrastructure Flood Mitigation (NIFMP) Program will meet on Nov. 2, 2026, for its quarterly meeting. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. Members of the public may ...

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a workshop Nov. 3-5 for independent experts to review the Blue Crab stock assessment. The workshop will ...

Explore North Carolina's Historic Earthquake Events and Recent Earthquake Events by Clicking on the Map Below. North Carolina has its share of earthquakes, but large, damaging seismic events are ...

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Stewardship Initiative (ESI) is a voluntary, no-cost program that is designed to promote and encourage superior environmental performance ...

Conservation easements are voluntary legal agreements designed to ensure the long-term viability and protection of the natural resources within a surveyed and recorded boundary. The easement planning ...

Before an agreement is signed, the Brownfields Redevelopment Section invites the public to comment on every property proposed for redevelopment. In accordance with the Brownfields Property Reuse Act, ...

Polluted area proclamations include temporary closures and re-openings to shellfish harvest as a result of bacteriological water quality, as well as changes in descriptions of permanently closed areas ...

The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold fall local advisory committee meetings Nov. 9 through Dec. 3 for the following reserve sites. All meetings are open to the ...

Use the links below to report an algal bloom or to contact staff in your DEQ Division of Water Resources regional office. Use the Fish Kill & Algal Bloom dashboard to track the status of reported ...