Source: WRAL, 8/24/21

North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality has a permanent agency head after the Senate on Tuesday confirmed Elizabeth Biser as its secretary. The chamber voted unanimously for Biser, who was Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's choice after Republicans formally blocked his original selection to lead the department in his second term. Cooper had initially picked Dionne Delli-Gatti as DEQ chief, but Senate Republicans voted in June not to confirm her, citing largely what they saw as weak answers...

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