Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

The state is joining a lawsuit challenging National Park Service authority to regulate navigable waters in Alaska. The Governor’s office has directed the Department of Law to join a suit filed by Anchorage resident John Sturgeon.

Two resource development groups have filed to join a lawsuit that would exclude Alaska national forests from the roadless rule.

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