Commercial Fishermen Dismayed with Legislature’s Confirmation of Pro-Pebble Advocate to Head Key Water Quality Watchdog Agency

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Commercial Fishermen Dismayed with Legislature’s Confirmation of Pro-Pebble Advocate to Head Key Water Quality Watchdog Agency

  Jason Brune Approved as Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Juneau – Legislators voted to confirm Jason Brune as Commissioner for the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). By voting him in, those legislators ignored the voices of thousands of Alaskans who weighed in during public testimony.  By voting to confirm a former Pebble Limited Partnership […]

Protecting Alaska, it Heritage and the Waters of Bristol Bay

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Protecting Alaska, it Heritage and the Waters of Bristol Bay

  Dear Legislator, A number of committees have or are calling Mr. Jason Brune to testify regarding his appointment to the position of Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation. AlaskaYes strongly opposes that appointment. Mr. Brunes history as a paid employee and representative of the Pebble Mine Partnership alone makes his appointment distasteful to […]