State Epidemiologist Resigns, Says State Officials Are Misleading Public

Dr. Megan Davies has been the state epidemiologist for eight years.
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State Epidemiologist Megan Davies has resigned her position, effectively immediately. It is the latest twist in an ongoing dispute over coal ash contamination of home water wells and an inter-departmental fight within Governor Pat McCrory's administration.

In her resignation letter, Davies outlined the reason for her departure:

"I cannot work for a department and an administration that deliberately misleads the public," Davies wrote.

Davies is referring to an editorial, written by Tom Reeder, Assistant Secretary for the Environment at the Department of Environmental Quality, and Randall Williams, Deputy Secretary for Health Services at the Department of Health and Human Services, that sharply criticized Ken Rudo, a toxicologist who worked for Davies.

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