Source: Bertrand M. Gutierrez, WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 11/20/16



Donald van der Vaart, the secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump last week opposing cornerstone policies promoted by President Barack Obama aimed at dealing with climate change and protecting water. In the letter, van der Vaart urged Trump on several fronts: rein in the federal government, put a moratorium on certain policies drafted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

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