[CPEO-BIF] "EPA takes coordinating role in contaminated ANCSA [Alaska Native Corporation Settlement Act] land cleanup"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

EPA takes coordinating role in contaminated ANCSA land cleanup

By Theo Greenly
KUCB Radio (Unalaska, Alaska)
November 15, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency has stepped up to take the lead in coordinating the cleanup of contaminated lands that were conveyed to Alaska Native communities, according to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

The federal government conveyed 44 million acres of land to Alaska Native communities as part of the 1971 Alaska Native Corporation Settlement Act, or ANCSA. But lots of that land was polluted, by things like mining and military operations — and different governmental agencies, committees and other organizations have been arguing over whose responsibility it is to clean it up for the past 50 years.

Murkowski co-chairs the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. She, and a group of state and federal officials, held an official U.S. Senate field hearing in Unalaska Aug. 23 to organize cleanup efforts of some of that polluted land.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.kucb.org/government/2022-11-15/epa-takes-lead-role-in-contaminated-ancsa-land-cleanup

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org





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