NC Department of Environmental Quality staff tours storm debris site in...
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) — Now that the flooding from Hurricane Matthew has gone down, many are still cleaning up from what it left behind. Years ago, the state has put practices in places to make the...
View ArticleWinston-Salem plant leaks red dye into nearby creek
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) – A rupture at a plant in Winston-Salem dumped red dye into a creek, killing some fish and prompting a warning for people to avoid the water. The Winston-Salem Journal...
View ArticleState opens public comment period on renewal of water quality permit at...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The NC Department of Environmental Quality has started a public comment period for a draft proposed water quality permit for Duke Energy’s Sutton Steam Plant. The New Hanover...
View ArticleState regulators to CFPUA: Waiting for EPA on water toxin concerns
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — State regulators are waiting to hear from their federal counterparts after reports of a toxin linked to cancer and other illnesses was found in the region’s drinking water...
View ArticleCooper issues 6th veto, signs Sunday alcohol bill
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed legislation that directed North Carolina regulators to approve spraying liquid collected under landfills into the air, saying it puts specific...
View ArticleCFPUA: Still no response from EPA, DEQ regarding GenX
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Although we still do not have test results, or any solid answers regarding GenX in the Cape Fear River, the CFPUA says it’s doing what it can to get answers from the...
View ArticleAdditional GenX discharge at Chemours facility identified and stopped
Raleigh, NC (WWAY) – to prevent the unregulated compound from discharging to the Cape Fear River. The state sent an inspection team to the Fayetteville Works facility in response to a report from...
View ArticleBrunswick County responds to EPA identifying more chemicals in river
BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY) — The NC Department of Environmental Quality says the EPA identified two additional chemical compounds in the Cape Fear River. Brunswick County Manager Ann Hardy has released the...
View ArticleSenate passes plan to find, treat, remove GenX in Cape Fear River
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that allows local officials to being improving water quality in the Cape fear River while helping ensure the state DEQ enforces the law...
View ArticleWilmington residents complain of cat pee smell
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina environmental officials are trying to discover the cause of a cat urine smell in a coastal city where residents say the odor is overwhelming on some days. The...
View ArticleNew testing finds chemical across river from Chemours plant
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina officials say elevated levels of an industrial chemical have been found on the opposite side of the Cape Fear River from the chemical plant. The Fayetteville...
View ArticleSenate stays quiet on GenX bill; Clean Cape Fear begs for cooperation
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — While the House came to a unanimous decision, the Senate remained tight-lipped. The bill passed by the house gives two million dollars for technology to identify and research...
View ArticleNC aims to stop development deal by buying Sunset Beach land
SUNSET BEACH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina taxpayers may buy out a developer who wants to build expansive beach homes on part of a barrier island considered so fragile that public money can’t be spent...
View ArticlePublic comment period winding down for proposed consent order with Chemours
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The period for public comment regarding the proposed consent order with Chemours is winding down. If the draft order is approved, Chemours would have to pay a $12 million civil...
View ArticleGov. Cooper: 2018 was a tough year for North Carolina
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — From holding Chemours accountable for dumping GenX in the Cape Fear River to recovering from Hurricane Florence, it’s been quite a year for North Carolina. WWAY’s Jeff Rivenbark...
View ArticleGov. Cooper plan seeks to cut greenhouse gases
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration is proposing a plan to reduce greenhouse gases. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that the plan calls for cutting...
View ArticleCompany speeds up plans to kill ‘cat urine’ smell in New Hanover County
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — If you’ve noticed a foul odor in the air, you aren’t alone. Recently, social media has been full of complaints over a continuing stench similar to cat urine. In July...
View ArticleState awards rebates for electric vehicle charging infrastructure
RALEIGH, N.C. (WWAY) — The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has awarded the second group of rebates for Level 2 charging projects to be funded...
View ArticleState awards record $789.4 million in water and wastewater funding for 385...
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Infrastructure will be awarding $789.4 million in grant and loan funding to help pay for 385 drinking...
View ArticleNCDEQ holding PFAS private well sampling community meeting in Pender County...
PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a community information meeting on Tuesday, February 28th, at Heide Trask Senior High School...
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