Alaska Lawmakers Seek Extra EIS Meetings, Beef Up Legislative Language

By Maggie Ybarra / December 7, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Alaska's congressional delegation wants the Air Force to expand the scope of a study that would help the service decide whether to transfer a fleet of F-16 fighter jets across the state. In a Nov. 30 letter to Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, lawmakers requested that the service collect additional information for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that looks at transferring the F-16 squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, AK, to...

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