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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) is an agency of the government of North Carolina that focuses on the preservation and protection of natural resources and public health. The department is headed by the Secretary of Environmental Quality, who is appointed by the Governor of North Carolina and is a member of the ...
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission is a group of 15 members appointed by the governor of North Carolina. This group is responsible for making rules to protect and make better North Carolina's air and water.
Donald van der Vaart is an American chemical engineer and lawyer who served as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) from 2015 to 2017. Van der Vaart was the first DEQ secretary to rise through the ranks as a scientist. [1] Van der Vaart was replaced by Michael Regan in 2017. [2]
The EPA’s sitting administrator is Michael Regan, a North Carolina native who served as DEQ secretary from 2017 until early 2021. DEQ stance on PFAS regulation. Under Regan, the EPA has advanced ...
Failure to notify NC DEQ ‘a huge political blunder’ Two EPA websites, the PFAS tracker and e-Manifest, show that the Fayetteville Works plant has shipped at least 37.5 tons of GenX and PFAS ...
DEQ’s Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources initially agreed with Wilson, denying the mining permit in early 2022 because it would have “a significantly adverse effect” on the ...
This article lists subnational environmental agencies in the United States, by state.Agencies that are responsible for state-level regulating, monitoring, managing, and protecting environmental and public health concerns.
As of April 1, 2015 North Carolina General Statute 20-183.2 exempts certain vehicles within the most recent three model years, and having fewer than 70,000 miles on the odometer, from emissions inspection. [3] The NC Department of Environmental Quality provides a calculator to help determine if a particular vehicle may be exempt.