RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * REMINDER: Division of Coastal Management offers guidance for recycling natural Christmas trees for dune restoration * The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management is providing guidance to property owners, organizations and towns that plan to accept natural Christmas trees for use in dune restoration. Locally donated, undecorate  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * State review period extended to mid-January 2026 for Wilmington Harbor 403 Dredging Project * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management (DCM) has been granted additional time by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to complete its review of a federal request to deepen and widen the Wilmington Harbor, extending th  more