Feds turn over Alaska hazardous waste management to state

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 566

Last Updated: 3 days, 20 hours ago

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Alaska is now in charge of hazardous waste regulation in the state, a task that can be made more challenging by geographic remoteness.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday officially transferred authority for hazardous waste regulation to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. That makes Alaska the 49th state to be granted hazardous waste primacy — the term for primary responsibility for management and enforcement — over the Resource Conservation and Recovery …

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