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Bristol Bay fishermen celebrate EPA’s proposed protections for world’s largest wild salmon fishery
Commercial fishermen urge EPA to move quickly to finalize 404(c) process DILLINGHAM, AK – Today, as thousands of Bristol Bay fishermen and seafood industry workers prepare for what is predicted to be another record-breaking return of wild salmon, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will release proposed protections for the Bristol Bay watershed on Thursday, […]
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Alaskan anglers, hunters, local businesses applaud EPA’s release of proposed safeguards for Bristol Bay; 40-day comment period opens
Protective measures will safeguard important salmon spawning rivers in Bristol Bay’s headwaters from large-scale mine waste disposal. ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is taking an important step toward safeguarding Bristol Bay’s fisheries, communities and economy through section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act by announcing its revised Proposed Determination for […]
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Trout Unlimited is victorious in lawsuit to reinstate proposed protections for headwaters of Bristol Bay
Court vacates the 2019 decision to withdraw the Bristol Bay 404(c) Proposed Determination ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2019 decision to withdraw the Bristol Bay 404(c) Proposed Determination, reinstating important proposed protections for the headwaters of Bristol Bay. These proposed protections would limit the amount of mine waste that could be released […]
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Bristol Bay, Alaska, Home to World’s Largest Wild Salmon Fishery, Could Be Permanently Protected
EPA decision announced today could utilize the Clean Water Act to ensure the region’s long-term conservation WASHINGTON – The fish- and wildlife-rich region of Bristol Bay, Alaska, could receive long-term protection from industrial mining in the wake of a decision made public today by the Biden administration. The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is reinitiating […]
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Alaska’s Bristol Bay and Tongass are ideal beginnings for 30×30
JUNEAU— SalmonState is excited to see the release of the Biden Administration’s initial report on the potential of the 30×30 initiative — a bold and necessary effort to protect 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030. While there are multiple ways to reach these goals, two landscapes in Alaska offer a critical mass of support […]
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This Week on HSCF’s “Hunting Matters” Radio & Podcast: Nelli Williams, Alaska Director, Trout Unlimited & Tia Shoemaker, Alaskan Hunting Guide
Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) and “Hunting Matters” welcomes Nelli Williams, Alaska Director, Trout Unlimited & Tia Shoemaker, Alaskan hunting guide to talk about Pebble Mine and Bristol Bay. Nelli WilliamsNelli is the Alaska Director for Trout Unlimited and has worked for the past 12 years on stopping the proposed Pebble Mine and securing long-term […]
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Statement on Senator Lisa Murkowski calling Pebble “the wrong mine in the wrong place”
ANCHORAGE—SalmonState thanks Senator Lisa Murkowski for today calling the proposed Pebble Mine “the wrong mine in the wrong place,” pledging to use the appropriations process in Congress to ensure the Bristol Bay region is protected from the proposed mine, and pledging to work on “longer-term protections for the region” during the next Congress. The organization […]
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Pebble executives brag of friendly relationships with Alaska’s elected officials to undercover ‘investors’
Shocking tapes also highlight deception about the true scope of Pebble’s plans for the headwaters of Bristol Bay ANCHORAGE—SalmonState today expressed shock and anger at the revelations contained in a series of undercover Environmental Investigation Agency videos exposing the Pebble Partnerships’ true plans for a mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay — and executives’ relationships with […]
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Businesses call on EPA to veto the proposed Pebble Mine
Whole Foods Market, Hy-Vee, Giant Eagle, MeatEater, Patagonia, American Sustainable Business Council, National Fisheries Institute, American Sportfishing Association and 200 other businesses ask Administration for durable protection of Bristol Bay JUNEAU, AK– Today, more than 200 companies and industry associations delivered a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling for the EPA to use […]
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Pebble Mine permit delay welcome news to Salmon advocates as they continue to call on EPA for permanent protection for Bristol Bay
ANCHORAGE— Today, the Army Corps recognizes that the Pebble Mine project: a massive gold and copper mine and toxic waste dump proposed in Bristol Bay would compromise the integrity of the pristine headwaters of the largest sockeye salmon run in the world. In a letter to the Pebble Mine’s vice president of permitting, The Army […]