“Uranium contamination in a system like this is forever and while the mining company can walk away, the Havasupai tribe can’t. This is, and always has been, their home.” Indigenous and environmental activists on Friday condemned an Arizona agency’s approval of a key permit for a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon that opponents say threatens […]
JUNEAU – Wednesday, the Alaska Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 219, which provides Alaskans with an equal opportunity to retain a Personal Use Cabin Program (PUCP) permit within their family until a permanent solution can be provided by the legislature and the Division of Mining, Land and Water. The program was repealed in 1997 to […]
Mine operations will cause mercury to spike to unsafe levels BETHEL, AK — The Orutsararmiut Traditional Native Council (ONC), a federally recognized Tribe based in Bethel, took legal action today to protect the Kuskokwim River and its tributaries from the irreversible damage that will be caused by the Donlin Gold Mine. ONC filed a Notice […]
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.” […]