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C Secretary of the Environment Michael Regan, speaking before opponents of offshore drilling in 2018. Under his leadership, DEQ thwarted attempts by geophysical companies to conduct seismic testing and drilling off the North Carolina coast. (File photo: Lisa Sorg)
Supporters, detractors grade Regan’s performance as NC DEQ secretary
A few days before state lawmakers confirmed Michael Regan as Secretary of the Environment in 2017, he appeared in Mebane, where he spoke to the West End Revitalization Association and other environmental justice advocates. In his speech, Regan tried to assure communities of color that they would now have an ally in the upper reaches of state government, which had long been off-limits to them.