DCC signs onto comments questioning new state pesticide regulations

August 3, 2012 Nancy

Two prominent Alaska watchdog organizations, Alaska Community Action on Toxics and Trustees for Alaska, recently prepared detailed comments questioning the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation proposal to change permitting regulations for the use of pesticides. Both sets of comments raised strong legal, biological and public process objections to the changes. The comments are available at the links below.

Trustees for Alaska comments on pesticide regulation proposal

ACAT comments on proposed pesticide regulations-August 2, 2012

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