ANCHORAGE, AK - Today, a memo was released by EPA General Counsel directing its Region 10 office to resume the withdrawal process for the 2014 proposed determination, which added upfront protections for the rich natural resources of the Bristol Bay region from threatening mining proposals like the Pebble Mine.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: U.S. House of Representatives passes bill to halt funding for Army Corps' review of Pebble permit
The House of Representatives took dramatic and much needed action today by passing amendment #90 to the Energy and Water Appropriations Act (H.R. 2740) bill. If passed by both chambers of Congress and signed by the President, the amendment would prohibit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from using funds to issue a permit for the proposed Pebble Mine.
Trout Unlimited statement in support of Rep. Huffman appropriations amendment on proposed Pebble mine permit
Hot spots in rivers that nurture salmon 'flicker on and off' in Bristol Bay region
Comment Period Extension Does Nothing to Remedy Fundamental Flaws in Pebble EIS
Today the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a 30 day extension to the public comment period on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. The comment period extension was recently requested by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski and will now end on June 29, 2019.