Two weeks into the 90-day period during which the public can comment on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine, anti-Pebble forces are speaking out in the media. . . .
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Wednesday Wake-Up Call 03.06.19
As we posted last week, the clock is now ticking for people to submit comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine. We’ve got just 90 days to generate as many comments as . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 02.27.19
Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). A tool for decision making, the Draft EIS describes positive and negative environmental effects of Pebble’s current proposal, lists four alternative actions . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 02.13.19
Image Cory Luoma, Fly Out Media
Yesterday, the Unite States Senate passed a massive public-lands conservation bill, with remarkable bipartisan support. With a vote of 92-8, the National Resources Management Act now heads to . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 02.06.19
Photo by Alan Cressler/USGS
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 01.30.19
We’ve been applauding Florida’s new Governor, Ron DeSantis, for a couple weeks now, and he shows no sign of slowing down in his campaign to re-envision the way state government thinks about Everglades restoration and solving the state’s . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 01.23.19
President and CEO of Trout Unlimited, Chris Wood, penned a column on the TU blog about how the long government shutdown has hampered restoration efforts across the country and stopped anglers from accessing the places the love to hunt and . . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 01.16.19
Florida’s new Governor, Ron DeSantis, made the environment a centerpiece of his campaign, but environmentalists wanted to see if he’d put his money where his mouth is. So far, the signs are promising, as Governor DeSantis . . . Read More
Wednesday Wake-Up Call 12.12.18
The proposed site for Pebble Mine is a near the headwaters of important salmon habitat, which means that a dam failure could be catastrophic.
All photos by Pat Clayton
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, the Theodore. . .
Read MoreWednesday Wake-Up Call 11.28.18
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ new report on Pebble Mine seems awfully short.
Photo by Pat Clayton, Fish Eye Guy Photography
Welcome to the latest installment of the Wednesday Wake-Up Call, a weekly roundup of the most pressing conservation issues important to anglers. Working with our friends at Trout Unlimited, Backcountry . . .
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