If the ruling on Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency goes the way the Dunleavy administration would like, the EPA will no longer have oversight over pollution and contaminants in Alaska’s isolated wetlands. The State of Alaska will.
If the ruling goes the way the Dunleavy administration would like, the Environmental Protection Agency will no longer have oversight over pollution and contaminants in Alaska’s isolated wetlands. The State of Alaska will.
“If you look at the tundra habitat all along the coast and the marshes, there are thousands, and thousands, and thousands of little isolated wetlands,” said Boyd Blihovde, the refuge manager for the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, which encompasses most of the Y-K region. In general, the EPA has been claiming jurisdiction over isolated wetlands and things like bodies of water that are dry part of the year. The State of Alaska is asking for the court to take a narrower view of the Clean Water Act.
The state says that it would rather build an “economical lagoon.” Sewage lagoons are among the cheapest available options to treat raw sewage, but they do come with risks. Recently, a sewage lagoon burst open in the Y-K Delta community of Hooper Bay, dumping the entirety of the town’s sewage into protected wetlands.“That’s why the refuge was established because it’s good for waterfowl,” he said.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Alaska military bases fall short on climate readiness, federal report says - Alaska Public MediaFive U.S. military bases in Alaska — and one in Greenland — failed to prepare for climate change like they were supposed to. That’s according to federal inspectors from the Department of Defense’s oversight agency.
続きを読む »
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - Alaska Public MediaTonight on Alaska News Nightly: Out-of-state travelers head to Southeast during a nationwide rise in COVID cases. Millions of honeybees die in transit on their way to Alaska. And a surf trip to Yakutat. Listen here:
続きを読む »
Cruise destinations in Alaska see surge in COVID cases - Alaska Public MediaCOVID cases are rising across the country as out-of-state travelers make their way to Alaska on cruise ships. “There’s a lot of different people coming from a lot of different places,” state epidemiologist Dr. Louisa Castrodale said Wednesday.
続きを読む »
Alaska heli-ski guide dies in Thompson Pass avalanche - Alaska Public MediaA heli-skiing guide died in an avalanche in Thompson Pass near Valdez on Monday, according to Alaska State Troopers. A separate avalanche in Thompson Pass on Tuesday injured two other backcountry users.
続きを読む »
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 28, 2022 - Alaska Public MediaTonight on Alaska News Nightly: Gov. Mike Dunleavy says the state can save money while giving larger PFDs. Staff prepare to ship Congressman Don Young's hunting trophies from D.C. to Alaska. Listen here:
続きを読む »
Alaska House Republicans remove Eastman from caucus - Alaska Public MediaMinority Leader Cathy Tilton said no one thing led to the decision but that Eastman's actions “caused disruption and threaten the cohesion of the caucus.'
続きを読む »