Liberia: Environmental Assessment Fees Backed By Law - EPA Dispels Reports of Arbitrary Hike, Conflict of Interest

Monrovia — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has debunked media reports that its Executive Director, Nathaniel T. Blama, Sr. unilaterally increased environmental permit fees from US$5,000 to US$11,000 and diverting same to a private account.

At a press conference held Tuesday at the Agency's Headquarters in Monrovia, the Deputy Executive Director, Mr. Randall M. Dobayou, explained that the current fee regime was set by his predecessors in line with the Act establishing the Agency long before the current administration.

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