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April 14, 2021

NC DEQ

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Senate approves Regan for EPA administrator

March 10, 2021 Matt Mercer

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 […]

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McConnell says he will vote against Regan’s EPA nomination

March 10, 2021 Matt Mercer

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 […]

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Gov. Roy Cooper names Dionne Delli-Gatti new environmental secretary

February 16, 2021 North State Journal Staff

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 […]

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Senate committee advances N.C. DEQ secretary’s nomination to full vote

February 9, 2021 North State Journal Staff

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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Regan nominated to lead EPA under Biden

December 22, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden has picked Michael S. Regan, currently the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality secretary, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Biden announced the pick as part of his “climate team,” […]

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Biden picks NC DEQ secretary Michael Regan for EPA administrator

December 17, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden has picked Michael S. Regan, currently the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality secretary, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to news reports. Regan, who has led the state’s […]

Madeline Gray | North State Journal
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Environmental rules commission will consider ban on payments for permits

July 7, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The former secretary of the N.C. Dept. of Environmental Quality, who now serves on the state’s environmental rulemaking commission, has proposed rulemaking that would make money exchanged for permits illegal. Emails obtained by […]

Madeline Gray | North State Journal
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Solar panels could be a source of GenX and other perflourinated contaminants

February 16, 2018 admin

RALEIGH — A scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Friday that certain perfluorinated compounds are used in the production of solar panels. In response to a request from the North State Journal, EPA […]

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