Biser Confirmed By Senate As NC Environment Secretary

North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality has a permanent agency head after the Senate confirmed Elizabeth Biser as its secretary. The chamber voted unanimously on Tuesday for Biser, who was Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s choice after Republicans formally blocked his original selection to lead the department. Senators from both parties praised Biser in committee meetings last week. Biser is formerly a legislative lobbyist and environmental policy adviser who once worked for the department's predecessor agency. Republicans voted not to confirm Dionne Delli-Gatti as secretary in June. Cooper needed a replacement for first-term Secretary Michael Regan, who now leads the Environmental Protection Agency.