To stave off an imminent firing by incoming Governor Roy Cooper, NC Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Donald van der Vaart has demoted himself to a position in the air quality division, according to The News & Observer. As secretary, van der Vaart is a political appointee, and thus serves at the pleasure of the governor. ...
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