Episode 12 of The Dirt digs into the new session of the North Carolina General Assembly and a GenX bill that threatens to undermine the state’s environmental enforcers. Plus – EPA administrator Scott Pruitt is holding a summit on emerging contaminants and clashing with the press – a panel discusses what we can expect to come from it. The episode also features an interview with NRDC’s Sujatha Bergen about a toxic paint stripping product being sold at Lowe’s. And NC DEQ Secretary Michael Regan introduces the new Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board – but what impact will it really have?