North Carolina Senate Republicans to reject Cooper’s environment secretary selection

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Senate Republicans are poised to reject Gov. Roy Cooper’s nominee to lead the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.

Acting Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Dionne Delli-Gatti is slated to become Cooper’s first nominee to not be confirmed by the Senate. Republicans said they opposed Delli-Gatti’s confirmation because of her lack of awareness of the state’s energy issues and the agency’s related activity.

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