Tag: NC DENR

The change in DENR’s mission statement

January 25, 2013 at 11:46 amCategory:Uncategorized

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There was a bit of a hubbub recently surrounding the announcement made by the new Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, John Skvarla, that he was altering the Department’s mission statement. Especially in light of Skvarla’s statements in a WRAL interview in which he implied that climate change is an open question, many observers took particular note of language in the new mission statement that refers to “diversity of opinion” on matters of science.

So how much of a change is this? One of the interesting aspects of the whole mission statement story was that no one seems to remember much about what was in the old one.

Yesterday, I called over to DENR and a friendly staffer promptly emailed me the one that had been associated with the Department’s 2009-2013 strategic plan. Click here to look at the brochure that I received.

As you can see, the old “mission statement” was much shorter. It simply stated that DENR’s mission was: Read More…

Regulatory Reform Matters

July 22, 2011 at 9:57 amCategory:Uncategorized

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Next week, the North Carolina House has the opportunity to uphold Governor Perdue’s veto of Senate Bill 781 (SB 781). Supporters of this legislation allege that it will increase regulatory efficiency on environmental issues.  A closer look reveals that it will affect other regulations to protect children in day care centers, the elderly through Medicare and those that use hospital services.   And what’s worse, the legislation is likely to swell rulemaking, create more red tape for state regulators and delay regulations – all on the backs of state departments that are financially strapped. Read More…