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Lisa Sorg

Lisa Sorg

Lisa Sorg, assistant editor and environmental reporter, joined NC Policy Watch in July 2016. In addition to helping to develop, edit and manage content for both Policy Watch websites, she reports on environmental issues, including social justice, pollution, climate change and energy policy. Before joining the project, Lisa was the editor and an investigative reporter for INDY Week, covering the environment, housing and city government. She has been a journalist for 22 years, working at magazines, daily newspapers, digital media outlets and alternative newsweeklies.

Vice President Kamala Harris to NC A&T students: ‘When you vote, it scares some folks.’
By: - September 18, 2023

This is what happens when the vice president of the United States visits Greensboro: Excitable German shepherds, restrained by their military handlers, sniff every duffel, trash can, and bathroom of a terminal at Piedmont Triad International Airport. Poised, yet nervy and as quiet as bats, Secret Service agents in dark suits and sunglasses scan the […]

U.S. Senate confirms North Carolina’s Regan as EPA chief
By: - March 10, 2021

The U.S. Senate confirmed Michael Regan as the new EPA administrator Wednesday evening by a vote of 66-34. Regan, the outgoing Secretary of the Environment in North Carolina, is the first Black man to serve in the EPA’s top leadership role. “It’s a profound responsibility,” Sen. Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, said, a few hours […]

North Carolina’s Michael Regan is Biden’s nominee for EPA administrator
By: - December 17, 2020

NC Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan is the President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for EPA administrator, according to multiple news sources. NC Policy Watch reported yesterday that Regan was the leading contender for the job. A Goldsboro native, Regan has been DEQ secretary since 2017; he was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper. A DEQ spokesperson […]

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