The EPA publicly announced the reversal of protections for Bristol Bay on July 30, but EPA staff sources reported that they were informed of the decision a month earlier, the day after a meeting between the President and Governor Dunleavy in Alaska.
Seeing gaps in Pebble's plan: it's not just us
EPA leaves Bristol Bay an open target
Bristol Bay Beckoning
Agency comments support people and fish of Bristol Bay
A giveaway that gives back
DEIS comment period ends, but we aren't done.
Letter: Nearly 50 sport fishing and recreation businesses support Amendment #90
Huffman amendment checks a rushed and flawed review process
Last week, Representative Jared Huffman (CA) introduced an amendment to the House Energy and Water Appropriations bill that would stop the permitting process for Pebble. If passed, the amendment would prevent the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from using further funding to review the critical Clean Water Act 404 permit application for the mine.
Bear Necessities: Pebble’s plan must consider the growing bear tourism economy
Testimony: Nanci Morris Lyon
No one comes to Bristol Bay to fish below a bridge, or listen to an early morning explosion, or hear heavy equipment in the distance, creating what appears to be a dust storm. The infrastructure that Pebble would bring would change the face of Bristol Bay sport fishing industry permanently- and not for the better.