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POINT OF VIEW: DAMAGING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL I <br />of the McCrory administration. In- <br />® <br />Finger <br />stead of continuing leadership on the <br />environment, there is fingerpointing <br />S <br />and gnashing of teeth at those who <br />are rofle =in <br />N, <br />have gone before, assigning blame for <br />perceived deficiencies while long <br />' 27' 20 f <br />enjoyed environmental protections <br />BY DEE FREEMAN Atwi = _P Obs$ojr provided critical leadership during <br />are rolled back conservation is <br />starved for resources and natural' <br />the Great Recession to maintain the <br />resources are put at risk. <br />ver the past half century, <br />state's environmental mission to <br />North Carolina deserves better. A <br />North Carolina has been <br />0 <br />sustain clean air and water, protect <br />clean environment is essential to the <br />a leader. on the envi- <br />our land and natural resources, and <br />health of our people, and it is an <br />ronment through the <br />address climate change. She oversaw <br />imperative for successful businesses <br />exemplary work of many dedicated - <br />approval of the Jordan Lake and <br />in our state. <br />and impassioned people. <br />Falls Lake Rules to assure clean and <br />Next year our state engages in its <br />Principal among these leaders <br />safe drinking water. Gov. Perdue <br />time- honored quadrennial right of <br />have been our governors, beginning <br />also worked with Attorney General <br />electing agovernor. It is time to <br />with Jim Holshouser and his work on <br />Roy Cooper on his lawsuit that re -' <br />change our political dialogue away <br />the Coastal Area Management Act <br />sulted in the "EPA /TVA Settle- <br />from churlish rhetoric to the construc- <br />that has protected our unique and <br />ment," stemming the interstate <br />tive consideration of what course the <br />beautiful coastline. Jim Martin was a <br />transport of air pollution out of the <br />Tar Heel State should pursue on the <br />champion of air quality and achieved <br />Tennessee Valley for years to come. <br />environment. The selection of a gov- <br />the regulation of a long list of air <br />I was proud to work on these par- <br />ernor should respect our state's heri- <br />pollutants as a result of his executive <br />ticular initiatives. <br />tage and look to leadership that brings <br />order to bring; air pollution under' <br />Each administration to the next had <br />maturity back to North Carolina's <br />control. Jim Hunt gave us the Million <br />its successes and saw opportunities <br />disposition on the environment and <br />Acre Initiative and showed us that <br />unfulfilled for one reason or another, <br />offers common sense in its actions to <br />conservation matters. Mike Easley <br />but common among each was the <br />nurture the land we know as the Old <br />and his administration produced the <br />passion and desire to move North <br />North State. <br />acclaimed Clean Smokestacks Act <br />Carolina forward for the good of its <br />that is to this day manifesting the <br />people. Today, we have seen this <br />Dee Freeman of Raleigh was secretary <br />benefits of clean air for all North <br />proud heritage on the environment, <br />of the N.C. Department of <br />Carolinians. ? <br />conservation and natural resources <br />Environment and Natural Resources <br />More recently, Beverly Perdue <br />regress unimaginably with the actions <br />from 2009 to 2013. <br />i <br />