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Website. www .deq .nc .gov. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) is an agency of the government of North Carolina that focuses on the preservation and protection of natural resources and public health. The department is headed by the Secretary of Environmental Quality, who is appointed by the Governor of North Carolina ...
Headquarters. 109 East Jones Street. MSC 4601. Raleigh, NC 27699-4601. Agency executive. D. Reid Wilson, Secretary. Website. www .ncdcr .gov. The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources is a cabinet-level department within the state government of North Carolina dedicated to overseeing projects in the arts, culture, and ...
1870. Louisa Swainwas the first woman in the United States to vote in a general election, after the women of New Jersey lost the right to vote in 1807; she cast her ballot on September 6, 1870, in Laramie, Wyoming. [32][33] 1870. Esther Hobart Morriswas the first woman in America to serve as Justice of the peace.
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was the second woman nominated for vice president by a major party and the first woman nominated by a Republican National Convention. She and her running mate, Arizona Senator John McCain , lost the 2008 United States presidential election to their Democratic challengers, Illinois Senator Barack Obama and Delaware ...
John Ashe (1725–1781), Brigadier General during the American Revolutionary War, in charge of North Carolina militia and state troops from 1776 to 1779 (New Hanover County) William Blount (1749–1800), first North Carolina signatory of United States Constitution; played a role in the creation of the State of Tennessee
The Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. [ 2] President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. [ 3]
Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office. The first female governor in North America and the Americas overall was Beatriz de la Cueva—appointed in 1541, when Central America was part of Spain.
The University of North Carolina spends roughly $227 million a year on energy. [37] In 2009, the UNC Board of Governors adopted environmental policies reflective of the UNC System's commitment to lead the State of North Carolina to a more sustainable future. [37] [38] Since 2003, North Carolina A&T has reduced its energy use by 21 percent. [39]