DILLINGHAM, AK – Bristol Bay Tribes celebrated the news that the Environmental Protection Agency has set a timeline for considering permanent protections for the region. The agency announced the timeline for resuming its process to review potential Clean Water Act 404(c) protections for Bristol Bay, with a deadline of May 31, 2022. “Our Tribes look forward […]
ANCHORAGE—Friday, a U.S. District Court ruling paved the way for the Environmental Protection Agency to complete its Clean Water Act process aimed at protecting Bristol Bay from the massive, open pit Pebble Mine and associated industrial development. In essence, the court has made clear that the EPA has the ability to issue 404(c) protections under […]
Biden administration signals that it will restart Clean Water Act Section 404(c) process to block the Pebble Mine DILLINGHAM, ALASKA — Thursday, commercial fishermen celebrated alongside Bristol Bay Tribes and residents as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would not defend the Trump administration’s 2019 decision to withdraw proposed protections for Bristol […]
“Bristol Bay—home to some of the world’s most important salmon runs—is simply the wrong place for an enormous, risky copper mine.” WASHINGTON (September 9, 2021) — The National Wildlife Federation heralded the Biden Administration’s action that would allow the Environmental Protection Agency to move forward with blocking the destructive Pebble Mine. “Bristol Bay—home to […]
San Rafael, CA – Thursday, Representative Jared Huffman (D- San Rafael) issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement that they will restart a Clean Water Act review process that would protect Bristol Bay, Alaska from the proposed Pebble Mine project. “I’m pleased to see the EPA take responsibility to restart a science-based […]
(Anchorage) – At a press conference Thursday, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy was joined by representatives from five of the state’s leading resource development organizations to call out the Biden administration for its latest attempts to snuff out Alaska’s natural resource based economy that will result in lost jobs, revenue and economic prosperity for all Alaskans. […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard inspectors with the Marine Safety Task Force (MSTF) returned to Anchorage June 25 after a two-week deployment to Bristol Bay, conducting missions in support of the region’s commercial fishing season. Coast Guard law enforcement teams from Marine Safety and Security Team San Francisco 91105 and Coast Guard Cutter Hickory conducted […]
Court decision reinforces need for immediate EPA action to protect the region DILLINGHAM, AK – Thursday, in a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision and sent the case back to consider whether the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw the Obama-era EPA’s 404(c) Proposed Determination was based on arbitrary […]