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- Governor Dunleavy Turns to Courts to Compel Feds to Address Contaminated Lands Conveyed under ANCSA
- 50 years after ANCSA passed, contamination still threatens the health of Alaska Natives and limits the use of lands for which they gave up their aboriginal claims. The July 15, 2022 lawsuit is the latest in a series of actions taken by Governor Dunleavy and the State of Alaska to urge the federal government to take responsibility for contaminated lands it transferred to Alaska Natives.
- 2022 Alaska comments on WOTUS
- Governor Mike Dunleavy submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently opposing the Biden Administration’s proposed changes to the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS).