Dr. Donald van der Vaart, John Locke Foundation senior fellow, analyzes Gov. Roy Cooper’s decision to reject a water quality permit for the proposed Mountain View Pipeline. Van der Vaart offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
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