Skilled in diplomacy, Elizabeth Biser coasts to NC DEQ Secretary confirmation
North Carolina Senate committee approves nominee Elizabeth Biser to head Department of Environmental Quality
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North Carolina Senate committee approves nominee Elizabeth Biser to head Department of Environmental Quality
Updated December 15, 2020 12:24 p.m. EST Raleigh, N.C. — A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Tuesday against an attempt by an environmental group to void a lease for a gravel mine near Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority agreed in March 2019 to a 25-year lease with Wake Stone Corp. for a quarry adjacent to the airport. The Umstead Coalition, along with a couple who live next to the planned quarry and a mountain biking group, alleged in a lawsuit that the lease deal was illegal because officials in Raleigh, Durham, Wake C...