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Former Senate President Rick Halford and former Fish & Game Commissioner Frank Rue warn against weakening Alaska's commitment to fish first
Former Senate President Rick Halford and former Fish & Game Commissioner Frank Rue warn against weakening Alaska's commitment to fish first

JUNEAU, Alaska — SalmonState and experienced State of Alaska leaders today criticized proposed changes to Alaska's water reservation regulations, warning that the measures would make it difficult and expensive for Alaska to uphold its constitutional obligation that directs the state to protect water needed to sustain salmon streams, healthy fisheries, and Alaska's way of life from being appropriated to private users. The proposed regulations would require applicants seeking reservations of water — prohibitions on water being removed from important places wild salmon need — to pay for additional studies, data collection, and analyses required by the state.

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Pebble Mine preliminary FEIS is a capstone to a corrupt, scientifically inadequate process
Mary Catharine Martin Mary Catharine Martin

Pebble Mine preliminary FEIS is a capstone to a corrupt, scientifically inadequate process

SalmonState stands by the United Tribes of Bristol Bay’s assessment that when it comes to the proposed Pebble Mine, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to disregard the scathing feedback it has received from scientists and scientific agencies, as well as the clear directives to address the shortcomings in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the project from lawmakers such as Senator Lisa Murkowski. The Corps released its preliminary Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed mine to Cooperating Agencies and Tribes yesterday, shortly after meetings at which Cooperating Agencies continued to raise grave concerns with the Corps about the proposed project’s impacts.

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SalmonState joins Bristol Bay organizations in fighting for science in court, calls for EPA General Counsel Matthew Leopold’s resignation
Mary Catharine Martin Mary Catharine Martin

SalmonState joins Bristol Bay organizations in fighting for science in court, calls for EPA General Counsel Matthew Leopold’s resignation

ANCHORAGE—Today SalmonState is suing the Environmental Protection Agency and calling for the resignation of EPA General Counsel Matthew Leopold for recent actions that threaten the health of the world’s largest sockeye salmon run and the communities and business owners who depend on it.

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