Randy Bates

Commissioner · Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

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Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, with more than two decades of state government leadership and expertise in water, habitat, and coastal resource management. A commercial fisher in Southeast Alaska, he is known for working collaboratively with Tribes, communities, industry, and the public.

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Alaska's environmental chief calls EPA partnership under Trump the best of his career

“I've been with the state for 25 years, been with DEC for a number of years as well. We work directly with federal agencies. I have throughout my career and most recently directly with EPA. In the last year and a half, I have never seen a better relationship between a state and a federal agency like we do with EPA and the state of Alaska.”

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