The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday wrote to ExxonMobil’s consultant Environmental Resource Management (ERM) outlining a list of recommendations to be addressed before a final decision is made on the Yellowtail Development Project’s environmental permit.
Exxon’s local affiliate and partners applied to the EPA for an environmental permit and have since submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and other ancillary documents as part of the process as well as holding public consultations. The statutory period for the public to submit objections expired in December 2021.