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Donald van der Vaart was North Carolina’s top environmental official under former Gov. Pat McCrory. When Gov. Roy Cooper took office, Van der Vaart...
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After Democrat Roy Cooper defeated Republican Governor Pat McCrory a year ago, state environmental secretary Donald van der Vaart gave up his office....
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Updated 11 p.m.Governor Pat McCrory has signed a bill that will allow Duke Energy to store coal ash in place permanently at as many as half its plants...
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Time may be running out for North Carolina lawmakers to reach a compromise on how to update the state's coal ash cleanup law. That's according to the...
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The state agency tasked with protecting the environment has been under scathing, near-constant criticism from environmentalists during the tenure of…
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North Carolina's new environmental secretary has replaced two assistant secretaries at the state agency.Department of Environment and Natural Resources…