EPA’s “Recommended Determination” follows extensive public support for durable protections for Bristol Bay and a record-breaking fishing season (Dillingham, Alaska) — Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Recommended Determination regarding the Pebble deposit for Bristol Bay. This marks the next step in the process for EPA to stop Pebble Mine by enacting 404(c) […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska continues to hold the federal government accountable for failing to clean up contaminated lands transferred to Alaska Natives as part of the 1971 Alaska Claims Settlement Act. On Nov. 23, the State filed an amended complaint (207KB PDF) with U.S. District Court in Alaska after the federal defendants misconstrued congressional directives […]
Washington, D.C. – This week, Representative Mary Sattler Peltola extended her gratitude to the students at Effie Kokrine Charter School in Fairbanks for supplying the ornaments that adorn the tree representing Alaska next to the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C. “I am incredibly proud of the creative work these students put into each of their […]