GREENVILLE — With flooding, storms and rising sea levels likely to bring serious changes to North Carolina, experts and elected leaders gathered in Greenville Wednesday to discuss what government and business can do to make those changes less severe.
The first, day-long Water Adaptation to Ensure Regional Success Summit was hosted by U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C. Joining Murphy were U.S. Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C., U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., called in via web conference.
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