Source: Michael S. Regan, Secretary of NC Dept. of Environmental Quality  NEWS & OBSERVER, 1/31/20



Climate change is the single greatest challenge we face today and the impacts on our state are sobering. Just last week, the climate scientists at the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies presented their findings to the members of Gov. Roy Cooper’s Climate Change Interagency Council. From rising sea levels and more intense storms to warmer temperatures and increased flooding, the threats are clear and the time for action is now. In the weeks after Hurricane Florence, Gov. Cooper issued an executive order to combat climate change and lessen the impact of future natural disasters.

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