Bristol Bay Tribes, Communities Once Again Urge EPA to Permanently Protect Bristol Bay This Year

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Bristol Bay Tribes, Communities Once Again Urge EPA to Permanently Protect Bristol Bay This Year

Dillingham, Alaska — Bristol Bay residents and Tribes voiced widespread support for Clean Water Act protections during the Environmental Protection Agency’s public comment period that ends today (Sept. 6), joining a record number of Alaskans urging the federal agency to protect Bristol Bay this year. In late May, EPA released its revised proposed determination outlining […]

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 […]

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