Greed is an incredible motivator, says one of the country’s leading conservationists, and that’s why the proposed Pebble Mine is still a threat to one of the most productive native salmon and trout fisheries on the planet.
Bristol Bay leaders grateful for Sen. Murkowski’s directive to follow science in Pebble mine permit review
ANCHORAGE, AK -- Today, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the Chair of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, released report language (page 91) that calls for a bolstered scientific review of the proposed Pebble mine permit in Alaska.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Removal of Bristol Bay protections endangers jobs, sportsmen's paradise
ANCHORAGE, AK - Just weeks after the U.S. EPA released comments critical of Pebble’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement, the agency today withdrew the 2014 Proposed Determination. If finalized, the Proposed Determination would have safeguarded the Bristol Bay region – the world’s greatest wild salmon ecosystem – from the proposed Pebble mine and other large-scale industrial development by placing limits on the amount of mine waste that can be disposed of in Bristol Bay’s rivers and wetlands.
Trout Unlimited calls for end of shoddy, taxpayer-funded Pebble mine permitting process
Sportsmen criticize initial step by EPA to remove proposed Bristol Bay protections
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.