Fishermen Discouraged by EPA’s Delayed Timeline to Protect Bristol Bay Salmon Fishery

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Fishermen Discouraged by EPA’s Delayed Timeline to Protect Bristol Bay Salmon Fishery

DILLINGHAM, AK —On January 27th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a letter signaling a change in its original timeline to put Clean Water Act protections in place for Bristol Bay. Their letter indicates that the EPA will issue a revised Clean Water Act Section 404(c) Proposed Determination (PD) for Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed by […]

Alaskan Fishermen call for swift confirmation of Janet McCabe as Deputy Administrator to the EPA

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Alaskan Fishermen call for swift confirmation of Janet McCabe as Deputy Administrator to the EPA

DILLINGHAM, AK – Bristol Bay’s commercial fishermen call on congress to support the nomination of Janet McCabe with a swift vote to see her seated Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.  “Bristol Bay’s residents and fishermen have asked the EPA to take action to protect our nation’s greatest wild salmon fishery through the Clean […]