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# To Speed Up Pesticide Approval, DEC Mulls Ditching Public Comment Process
- URL: https://ktna.org/to-speed-up-pesticide-approval-dec-mulls-ditching-public-comment-process/
- Published: 2012-06-22T08:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-06-22T08:00:00.000Z
- Description: The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is looking at a change to the regulations covering pesticide use on State lands. The DEC has given the public until August to submit
- Author: GM
- Tags: Local News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 01:28

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is looking at a change to the regulations covering pesticide use on State lands. The DEC has given the public until August to submit feedback on a rule change that could speed up pesticide spraying programs by doing away with public review and input

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