US House questions EPA on proposed vessel-discharge regulations

Thu, June 12, 2008
Posted in Alaska News

The Environmental Protection Agency will propose general permits next week to regulate the discharges that commercial and recreational vessels release into the water. Today the US House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment took testimony from the EPA, and raised questions about how far the permits would go – and whether they would be hard for commercial fishermen to follow.

Libby Casey, KUAC – Washington, DC