An advisory against swimming was posted today at a sound-side site in Carteret County where state recreational water quality officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and ...

The Topsail Nature Preserve, including its beaches and parking lot, will temporarily close to the public during the morning of Oct. 7 while a licensed contractor conducts herbicide treatment to ...

The 2026 federal recreational Red Snapper fishing season in the South Atlantic will open for harvest for three days at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 9, through 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 12. This is one day longer than ...

Ambient Monitoring Allen, Stephen Environmental Program Consultant stephen.allen@deq.nc.gov 919-707-8043 Ambient Monitoring Bean, Cooper Environmental Specialist I cooper.bean@deq.nc.gov 984-389-4151 ...

The NC Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources has honored 66 water treatment plants for surpassing federal and state drinking water standards in 2025. The division’s Public ...

Drought conditions in parts of the mountains and coast eased last week due to heavy rain in some areas, but most of North Carolina continued to remain in drought conditions as the trend of higher-than ...

The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries’ scoping period for Red Drum begins today, providing fishermen and other stakeholders an opportunity to share ideas on ...

Governor Roy Cooper named Michael S. Regan Secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality on Jan. 3, 2017. As DEQ secretary, Regan oversees the state agency whose mission is to protect ...