As we noted in last week’s Wednesday Wake-Up Call, California congressman Jared Huffman has introduced an appropriations amendment that would forbid the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from spending anymore taxpayer money on the flawed . . .
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What’s in the Pebble Mine Plan That’s So Troubling?
News that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement relating to the proposed Pebble Mine raises the important question “Why are we so opposed to the plan?” In a great article from Save Bristol Bay . . .
Read MoreU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Draft Environmental Impact Study on Pebble Mine
Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement concerning the current Bristol Bay mining plan proposed by Pebble Limited Partnership. Along with 3,000-plus pages of documents, the Corps of . . .
Read MorePebble Mine Project Loses Major Investor
On April 2, 2018, some 50 fishing and hunting businesses and organizations–led by the American Fly Fishing Trade Association, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Orvis, and the Theodore . . .
Read MoreAction Alert: Tell the U.S. Corps of Engineers that Pebble Mine Is Too Risky
Bristol Bay is home to the world’s last great wild salmon run–too important to fast-track Pebble’s permitting process.
Photo by Pat Clayton, Fish Eye Guy Photography
On April 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened a public-comment period to collect opinions and information about the proposed Pebble Mine. But it seems as though the Corps is fast . . .
Read MoreEPA Reverses Course on Pebble Mine
Bristol Bay is home to the world’s last great wild salmon run.
Photo by Pat Clayton, Fish Eye Guy Photography
In a move that surprised almost everyone involved in the fight against Pebble Mine, the EPA announced on Friday that it would NOT withdraw the Clean Water Act Section 404(c) Proposed . . .
Read MoreVideo: Watch “The Breach” and Help Stop Pebble Mine!
As we posted last week, the new EPA leaders in Washington have reversed the Obama administration’s efforts to halt the proposed Pebble Mine project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay. Today, . . .
Read MoreThe Pebble Mine Project Rears Its Ugly Head Once Again
The proposed site for Pebble Mine is a near the headwaters of important salmon habitat.
All photos by Pat Clayton
A full decade ago, when I was the editor of American Angler, I wrote the article below. (I’ve edited out a few dated references.) At the time, the fight to defeat the Pebble Mine project was just . . .
Read More6 Million Sportsmen Demand Presidential Candidates Take a Stand on Pebble Mine
Last week, Orvis joined with more than 40 organizations and companies, representing millions of sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts, to ask the 2016 Presidential candidates in both parties. . .
Read MoreAnother Win in the Battle Against Pebble Mine
It’s been more than ten years since the spectre of the proposed Pebble Mine reared its ugly head, but the fight to prevent the destruction of prime sockeye-salmon spawning habitat in. . .
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