NAKNEK, AK – United Tribes of Bristol Bay released new polling results today highlighting local concerns about the proposed Pebble mine, showing more than 80 percent of the region believes that the mine poses a threat to the region’s subsistence, sport and commercial fisheries. A majority of Bristol Bay residents also demonstrated skepticism toward […]
DILLINGHAM, AK – Tuesday, more than 1,400 comments were delivered to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources asking for strong state protections for Bristol Bay after the agency’s inspections showed that more reclamation work is needed at some of the sites where the Pebble Limited Partnership has conducted its exploration. “Alaskans have been clear: […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – The United Tribes of Bristol Bay (UTBB) and Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) will host a joint reception on October 18 to formalize and celebrate their unified efforts to protect their indigenous ways of life that are threatened by destructive mega-mines proposed in their respective regions. The reception will include the […]