DEC changes strategy to motivate cleanup of Skagway ore basin

representatives from Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Skagway and other organizations met to discuss decades-old lead contamination at Skagway Ore Terminal. (AIDEA photo)
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is done watching from the sidelines as Skagway struggles with how to go about cleaning up decades-old contamination in the ore basin.
The lead contamination poses risks to the environment and human health, but cleanup plans are stalled because of