USACE submits Akutan Harbor report to Congress for authorization

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USACE submits Akutan Harbor report to Congress for authorization

 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Akutan Harbor Navigational Improvements Chief’s Report during a special event in Washington, D.C. This signing progresses the proposed project to Congress for authorization. Located about 763 miles […]

Pebble Appeal Highlights Need for Permanent Protections in Bristol Bay

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Pebble Appeal Highlights Need for Permanent Protections in Bristol Bay

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 […]