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Randy Bates
Commissioner · Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
6 articles · 2 transcripts · 7 clips
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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DEC repeals rules for sanitation grants lawmakers stopped funding in 2017
Alaska DEC repealed the rules for a community sanitation grant program lawmakers stopped funding in 2017. The cut counts toward its rule-reduction goal.
State proposes splitting Fairbanks-area air pollution zone, separating North Pole
“We've made real progress, and this is an opportunity to build on that in a way that reflects local conditions,”
Kenai Assembly asks state to ban cloud seeding, on consent agenda
A company seeded clouds over the Kenai Peninsula and the borough learned about it from a press release. Nobody has the authority to require otherwise.
Alaska says some permits now clear in under a week — as the reforms behind that speed draw both praise and alarm
“Now they've reempowered this FAST-41 group, and we just need to make it permanent.”
Alaska takes over hazardous waste rules, with enforcement in question
Alaska just took over hazardous waste regulation from the feds — the first state in 25 years. The open question: can it enforce the rules in remote Alaska?
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.”
