Leland officials banned open burning for land clearing after residents complained about smoke from a future shopping center site. Some residents believe the new ordinance was a delayed reaction ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Concerns about development are nothing new in southeastern North Carolina, but a new effort is hoping to not necessarily stop development, but to make it safer and healthier ...

A Wilmington real estate broker has started a petition to ban open burning for land clearing in North Carolina. The petition cites concerns about air quality and the environmental impact of burning ...

(Land clearing waste can be transported and burned at another site up to four times a year only if specific conditions in the open burning rules are met). Kerosene or diesel fuel may be used to start ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality is reminding residents: If it doesn’t grow, don’t burn it. Open burning only is allowed in ...

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA) — After closing on his New Port Richey home off Starkey Boulevard a little more than a year ago, Chuck Dewar was looking forward to being close to his grandchildren and ...

Leland residents who wanted an end to land-clearing burning got their wish on Oct. 20. Following recent land clearing for a future shopping center site, Leland officials adopted an ordinance that ...