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NC DEQ
U.S. state government agency — North Carolina, under Democratic administration
NC DEQ is a North Carolina state regulatory agency, not a news outlet. It is controlled by Democratic Governor Josh Stein's administration, which has actively pushed back against the Trump administration's rollbacks of federal environmental rules — opposing EPA deregulation on PFAS, mercury pollution, and climate standards. It is a government body, so it issues official policy statements, not journalism.
Owned byState of North Carolina; led by Secretary D. Reid Wilson, appointed by Democratic Governor Josh Stein (took office January 2025)
LeaningU.S. state government agency — North Carolina, under Democratic administration
On the administrationbroadly critical
2average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun