The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources recently became the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) when Governor Pat McCrory signed the 2015-2016 state budget into law. The budget also moved the state’s natural resources attractions and two programs (the Clean Water Management Trust Fund and Natural Heritage Program) to what is now called the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, formerly the Department of Cultural Resources.
The transfer reportedly is consistent with the Governor’s vision for government efficiency and will allow the DEQ to focus its efforts on environmental protection, regulation, and energy policy. [Parisien]
