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Alaska cruise ship wastewater permits challenged

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  • Originally published August 26, 2010 at 9:49 a.m., updated August 26, 2010 at 10:54 a.m.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Environmental groups are taking Alaska state regulators to court in a dispute over cruise ship wastewater permits.

Two groups, Earth Island Institute and Friends of the Earth, filed a notice of intent this week to appeal a state decision in Superior Court in Juneau.

The Anchorage Daily News reports the groups say the state Department of Environmental Conservation is not requiring cruise ships to used the best-available treatment technology. The department says the groups failed to prove the treatment system they prefer is the best choice for all the ships.

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Information from: Anchorage Daily News, http://www.adn.com



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