Commissioner wants DEC to be timely, predictable, rational

Ballard tells House committee DEC is moving ahead with proposal to take primacy on National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permitting

Kristen Nelson

PNA Editor-in-Chief

Department of Environmental Conservation Ernesta Ballard told the House Resources Committee Feb. 3 that she has worked both sides of the regulatory fence, having spent about half of a 30-year career in public service and about half in the private sector: “So I’ve cursed those public servants who hav....

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