Gov. Dunleavy: EPA's Preemptive Veto Sets Dangerous Precedent
February 01, 2023
February 01, 2023
JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 1 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA), issued its final 404(c) preemptive veto today on 309 square miles of State-owned land in the Bristol Bay area, including the proposed Pebble project, imposing a blanket prohibition on development and usurping the State's ability and responsibility to protect its own fishery resources.
"EPA's veto sets a dangero . . .
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA), issued its final 404(c) preemptive veto today on 309 square miles of State-owned land in the Bristol Bay area, including the proposed Pebble project, imposing a blanket prohibition on development and usurping the State's ability and responsibility to protect its own fishery resources.
"EPA's veto sets a dangero . . .