under lawsuit for contaminating groundwater. and that's what the public doesn't see. is that this groundwater contamination goes on every single day and while this is new news to your viewers this is not new news to the folks that are advocates trying to address this coal ash pollution that the state is facing. >> you were involved on the regulatory side of this for nine years before you resigned last year, citing your changed work experience under the mccrory administration. can you tell us what changed, what had your job been like, what had the regulatory job been like in north carolina before governor mccrory, and how has it changed since him? >> certainly. before it has always been the mission of denr to protect the resources and the public and the public's right to have clean air, clean water, a swimmable, recreationable, fishable resources in the state. when pat mccrory took office, the first thing he did was he