Featured Press Release
SalmonState applauds the EPA for setting a deadline for permanent Clean Water Act Protections for Bristol Bay
HOMER—SalmonState applauds the EPA for setting a deadline for permanent Clean Water Act Protections for Bristol Bay.
Today’s ruling is a win for Bristol Bay. Now, it’s time to act
JUNEAU—”Today’s ruling from the Ninth Circuit reaffirms what we already knew: EPA must make CWA 404(c) decisions based on science.
EPA Administrator Regan’s confirmation a win for Bristol Bay
ANCHORAGE—SalmonState applauds the confirmation of EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, who has assured Americans he will restore the role of science at the Environmental Protection Agency. SalmonState also thanks Senator Lisa Murkowski, who voted to confirm Regan. The confirmation is a win for Bristol Bay, the world’s greatest sockeye salmon run, which the Obama EPA was working to protect from the proposed Pebble Mine — a massive, open-pit mine and toxic waste dump planned for Bristol Bay’s headwaters.
Army Corps boots the State of Alaska out of the Pebble appeals process
ANCHORAGE- Friday’s announcement from the Army Corps that it denies the State of Alaska’s request for appeal of the Pebble mine project Clean Water Act § 404 permit denial is a win for Bristol Bay.
Pebble’s Appeal Highlights Need for Lasting, Permanent Protections, EPA Veto
ANCHORAGE—The Pebble Partnership’s plea today that the Army Corps of Engineers reverse its denial of the proposed Pebble Mine’s Clean Water Act dredge and fill permit highlights the need for durable, long-term, lasting protections for the Bristol Bay region, as well as the need for an EPA veto of the proposed Pebble Mine itself.
State of Alaska’s Pebble appeal highlights need for EPA veto
ANCHORAGE— Today’s announcement from the State of Alaska that it will appeal the rejection of Pebble’s permit application is deeply disappointing and once again shows the Dunleavy Administration prioritizes the interests of a disgraced foreign mining company over the thousands of Alaskans who depend on Bristol Bay’s incredible wild salmon fishery for their livelihoods and ways of life.
SalmonState stands with Bristol Bay in calling for lasting protections
SalmonState stands with the people of Bristol Bay as, today, they call for lasting protections for their region, home to the world’s most significant sockeye salmon resource.
Senator Murkowski commits to defending Bristol Bay; SalmonState urges EPA veto to restore confidence in process
SalmonState thanks Senator Lisa Murkowski for today calling the proposed Pebble Mine “the wrong mine in the wrong place,” pledging to use the appropriations process in Congress to ensure the Bristol Bay region is protected from the proposed mine, and pledging to work on “longer-term protections for the region” during the next Congress. The organization also calls on Senator Murkowski to restore confidence in the process by supporting an Environmental Protection Agency 404c veto of the proposed mine, which is still in permitting.