AK Governor (GOP, Of Course) Disbands State's Climate Working Group, Dumps Commuter Rail, Etc.
Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has formally disbanded the task force formed by his predecessor to guide the state’s response to global warming. In an administrative order this week, Dunleavy revoked a separate, 2017 order by Bill Walker, an independent, establishing the task force and a state climate change strategy.
Dunleavy’s order was not publicly announced. The governor’s office sent letters to task force members around 5 p.m. Friday informing them that their work for the task force “has ended.” The state’s website dedicated to the task force and strategy also appears to have been taken down.
In his administrative order this week, Dunleavy also revoked six other orders issued by Walker. Two relate to state workplace safety and employee privacy; another established a task force to explore commuter rail service between Anchorage and the Mat-Su; and another directed state agencies to stop discretionary spending on six big infrastructure projects because of Alaska’s substantial budget deficit.
In a prepared statement, Dunleavy spokesman Matt Shuckerow said the Walker administrative orders “are no longer needed: They are no longer relevant, have fulfilled their intended purpose, are not aligned with the governor’s policy direction, and/or appear to have been made primarily for political or public relations purposes.”
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https://www.alaskapublic.org/2019/02/23/alaska-gop-gov-dunleavy-disbands-state-climate-response-team/
