KODIAK, Alaska – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, following a 50-day deployment throughout the Bering Sea, Thursday. The crew patrolled over 6,300 miles throughout the Aleutian Islands and Bristol Bay, and provided search and rescue coverage for approximately 890,000 square miles in the Bearing Sea.The Alex […]
DILLINGHAM, AK – Thursday’s news that the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) filed an unfounded appeal of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) permit denial is just the latest in a long saga of the company’s disgraceful attempts to push their unwanted toxic mine on Bristol Bay. In late 2020, the USACE rightfully determined […]
In a surprise decision on Wednesday, the Corps of Engineers abruptly denied a permit for the southwestern Alaska gold and copper mega-mine. The Corps determined that “the applicant’s plan for the discharge of fill material does not comply with Clean Water Act guidelines” and concluded that “the proposed project is contrary to the public interest.” […]
DILLINGHAM, AK – In response to Senator Murkowski’s remarks outlining her plans for the region, Bristol Bay Tribes called on the Senator to include regional leadership in the development of long-term protections for the area. This call comes as the Tribes’ request to meet the Senator remains unanswered. In E&E News, Murkowski stated she […]
Alaskans and the people of Bristol Bay deserve to see this critical piece before any agency decisions or actions Groups advocating for the protection of Bristol Bay waterways, salmon and communities condemn the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failure to make public a recently submitted mitigation plan for the proposed Pebble mine. “It’s remarkable that […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – A dozen videos released by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) unequivocally confirm what Bristol Bay’s commercial fishermen and others have said all along – the proposed Pebble Mine is a lie and the permitting analysis is fatally flawed. The ‘Pebble Tapes’ produced by EIA clearly show that the Pebble Mine development […]
“The Pebble Tapes reveal what we suspected,” said the Audubon Society of Alaska. “This is not a small, short-term project.” Tapes secretly recorded by the Environmental Investigation Agency reveal that two large mining companies in Alaska have far more expansive plans for a mine near the Bristol Bay fishery than they have publicly acknowledged in […]
Cantwell: “I’m glad to see at least one Trump believes the mine is too risky” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released the following statement as more Republicans, including the president’s son, increasingly express concerns about the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, with some calling on the Environmental Protection Agency […]