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NC Department of Environmental Quality
U.S. state government agency (NC executive branch)
DEQ is not a news outlet but a North Carolina state government agency responsible for environmental regulation, permitting, and enforcement; its public communications reflect the priorities of the sitting Democratic governor's administration. Its statements and press releases sometimes align with federal environmental priorities and other times conflict with Trump administration deregulatory moves, particularly on issues like PFAS ('forever chemicals'), air quality, and coal ash cleanup.
Owned byState of North Carolina; a cabinet-level department of the state executive branch, currently led by Secretary Reid Wilson under Governor Josh Stein (Democrat)
LeaningU.S. state government agency (NC executive branch)
On the administrationmixed
2average bias score across 3 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun