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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 ...
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]
A native of Goldsboro, North Carolina, [5] Regan is the son of Mavis Regan, a nurse for nearly 30 years, [6] and Zeb Stuart Regan Jr., [7] a Vietnam War veteran, retired colonel in the North Carolina Army National Guard, [8] [9] and former agricultural extension agent. [6] He has a brother and a sister. [3]
“North Carolina families depend on DEQ to control harmful pollution released into the State’s rivers, creeks and streams. ... 833 employees at the N.C. Department of Transportation received ...
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 ...
There are about 74,000 state employees in North Carolina, from those working in state agencies, like the one Folwell leads, to state parks, prisons and health and human services.
Kathie D. Dello is an American science communicator and the Director of State Climate Office of North Carolina. She looks to understand and explain the weather and climate in North Carolina using research, education and outreach. Dello provides regular environmental commentary to the media.
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 ...