THE LINK: OCTOBER 2023 38 Uncertainties remain after Sackett, says DNR Commissioner Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is closely watching changes in federal policy on wetlands regulation in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett decision and recent changes in rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intended to comply with the decision. State Resources Commissioner John Boyle and Deputy DNR Commissioner John Crowther said there are still uncertainties about how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will administer a post-Sackett Section 404 wetlands protection program. The corps has yet to publish new guidelines. Crowther said that in Alaska, and particularly the North Slope, there will be “jurisdiction’ disputes, Boyle: Wetlands move is a victory for Alaska Shutterstock Photo
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