RALEIGH — Inflation and regulatory challenges were recurring themes at the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s Ag Allies 2024 conference earlier this month. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture announced in 2023 that the state’s […]
RALEIGH — A controversial plan was reversed last month that would have imported 4 million tons of water containing forever chemical GenX to a Chemours facility in Fayetteville. In a letter sent to Gov. Roy Cooper, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a major step, President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years. He’s then aiming for even tougher anti-pollution rules after that to forcefully […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants, a move the Biden administration says will make it easier to enact limits on dangerous […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vice President Kamala Harris held a ceremonial swearing in for Michael Regan, the 16th Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, on Wednesday, Mar. 17. Regan was officially sworn in on Thursday, Mar. 11. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed N.C. Dept. of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a 66-34 vote. Regan, who has served as NC DEQ’s […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said in a floor speech on Wednesday he was opposing N.C. Dept. of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan’s nomination to become the administrator of the Environmental Protection […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate has confirmed Merrick Garland to be the next U.S. attorney general with a bipartisan vote, placing the widely-respected, veteran judge in the post. Democrats have praised Garland, a federal appeals […]
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper named Dionne Delli-Gatti, the director of regulatory and legislative affairs for southeast climate and energy at the Environmental Defense Fund, the state’s new Department of Environmental Quality secretary. Delli-Gatti will […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Senate committee gave its approval to N.C. Department of Environmental Quality secretary Michael Regan to become President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator on Tuesday. A floor vote to […]
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