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Bristol Bay Organizations Again Meet Pebble Proposal with Skepticism

By Alannah Hurley | UTBB on Jun 18, 2020   Featured, General News, Rural, Southwest Alaska  

Bristol Bay Organizations Again Meet Pebble Proposal with Skepticism

  DILLINGHAM, AK – Bristol Bay organizations, tribes, and fishermen met Tuesday’s announcement of the Pebble Limited Partnership’s proposal of revenue sharing with severe criticism, calling it a desperate attempt by a dying company to create the illusion of support for their toxic project in a region that has illustrated dedicated opposition to the mine’s […]

Corps of Engineers Pebble Hearings Scheduled in Bristol Bay

By Alannah Hurley | UTBB on Mar 28, 2019   Op/Ed and the Editor  

Corps of Engineers Pebble Hearings Scheduled in Bristol Bay

  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will host public hearings this month and next on the environmental review for Pebble Limited Partnership’s proposed mine in the Bristol Bay watershed. In order to fast track Pebble’s permit, the USACE conducted a rushed environmental review and expects Bristol Bay residents and other stakeholders to provide […]

Rally in Defense of Alaska Native Women, Children, and the Lands and Waters That Sustain Alaska Native Communities

By Alannah Hurley | UTBB on Oct 17, 2018   Events/Notices  

Rally in Defense of Alaska Native Women, Children, and the Lands and Waters That Sustain Alaska Native Communities

When: Thursday October 18, 12 pm – 1:30 pm Where : Town Square Park, 544 W 5th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska Who: Leaders from organizations across the state will make brief comments and calls to action. Co-hosting organizations include Native Movement, United Tribes of Bristol Bay, the Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center, Chickaloon Village Traditional Council, […]

Local Polling by Tribes Shows Regional Opposition to Pebble Mine

By Alannah Hurley | UTBB on Jul 23, 2018   Featured, Southwest Alaska, State  

Local Polling by Tribes Shows Regional Opposition to Pebble Mine

NAKNEK, AK – United Tribes of Bristol Bay released new polling results today highlighting local concerns about the proposed Pebble mine, showing more than 80 percent of the region believes that the mine poses a threat to the region’s subsistence, sport and commercial fisheries.   A majority of Bristol Bay residents also demonstrated skepticism toward […]

Record Number of Alaskans ask State to Protect Bristol Bay during DNR Comment Period

By Alannah Hurley | UTBB on Feb 22, 2018   Featured, Southwest Alaska, State  

Record Number of Alaskans ask State to Protect Bristol Bay during DNR Comment Period

DILLINGHAM, AK – Tuesday, more than 1,400 comments were delivered to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources asking for strong state protections for Bristol Bay after the agency’s inspections showed that more reclamation work is needed at some of the sites where the Pebble Limited Partnership has conducted its exploration.   “Alaskans have been clear: […]

Bristol Bay Stakeholders to Testify in Juneau Regarding Proposed Pebble Mine

By Alannah Hurley | UTBB on Feb 15, 2018   Featured, Southwest Alaska, State  

Bristol Bay Stakeholders to Testify in Juneau Regarding Proposed Pebble Mine

JUNEAU, AK – Members of the Alaska Legislature will hear from a diverse group of Bristol Bay leaders and top scientists regarding permits for the proposed Pebble Mine and impacts the mine would have on Bristol Bay’s watershed and all it sustains. Despite steadfast opposition to the project from Bristol Bay tribes, residents, businesses, anglers, […]

Bristol Bay Tribes Identify Inconsistencies in Pebble Permit Application

By Alannah Hurley | UTBB on Jan 8, 2018   Featured, Rural, State  

Bristol Bay Tribes Identify Inconsistencies in Pebble Permit Application

DILLINGHAM, AK – Friday, the Army Corps of Engineers released the Pebble Limited Partnership’s application to build a mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay’s world-class fishery. While our science and technical partners are still reviewing the application, it is immediately clear that Pebble has continued to mislead Alaskans about the scope of the project […]

Tribal Groups to Celebrate Partnership for Protection from Major Mines

By Alannah Hurley | UTBB on Oct 16, 2017   Events/Notices  

Tribal Groups to Celebrate Partnership for Protection from Major Mines

ANCHORAGE, AK – The United Tribes of Bristol Bay (UTBB) and Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) will host a joint reception on October 18 to formalize and celebrate their unified efforts to protect their indigenous ways of life that are threatened by destructive mega-mines proposed in their respective regions. The reception will include the […]

Bristol Bay Tribes Oppose EPA Move to Eliminate Protections for Bristol Bay

By Alannah Hurley | UTBB on Jul 12, 2017   Featured, Southwest Alaska, State  

Bristol Bay Tribes Oppose EPA Move to Eliminate Protections for Bristol Bay

DILLINGHAM— During the middle of a strong fishing run, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to withdraw the protections for Bristol Bay that the region’s tribal governments and others have been working toward for years. The announcement is the result of a behind-closed doors settlement in May between Trump’s new leadership at EPA and the […]

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