Field Hearing titled “Contaminated Land Conveyances: The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, the Detrimental Impacts of Contamination on Native Communities and the Next Steps for Environmental Justice

Date: August 23, 2022

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Unalaska, AK

Room: City Council Chambers of Unalaska City Hall

**Note: Hearing will begin at 12:00 p.m. (AKT). Webcast will be audio only.

Witnesses

Mr. Steve Cohn

Alaska State Director, Bureau of Land Management

U.S. Department of the Interior, Anchorage, AK

Testimony

Accompanied by Ms. Erika Reed, Acting Associate State Director, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior

Mr. Carlton Waterhouse, J.D., PH.D.

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency Management

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC

Testimony

Ms. Lara Beasley

Chief, Environmental Division

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC

Testimony

Accompanied by Colonel Damon A. Delarosa, Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District

The Honorable Jason Brune

Commissioner

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Juneau, AK

Testimony

The Honorable Vincent Tutiakoff

Mayor, City of Unalaska; Chairman of the Board, Ounalashka Corporation

Traditional Chief, Qawalangin Tribe, Unalaska, AK

Testimony

Ms. Hallie Bissett

Executive Director

Alaska Native Village Corporation Association, Anchorage, AK

Testimony