Mixed decision in Palmer Project appeal
August 24, 2023

Lex Treinen
Glacier Creek, a tributary of the Klehini River. An administrative judge ruled the Alaska DEC had inadequately analyzed water pollutant levels when it issued a permit for the nearby mining exploration project. Lex
The state's Department of Environmental Conservation made what environmental and tribal groups called a "mixed" decision on an appeal about a wastewater permit for a mining exploration project 35 miles north of Haines.
The administrative appeal d...
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