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We’re not giving up until we permanently protect Bristol Bay
At the end of November, the Bristol Bay region received an early present when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied the key federal permit for the proposed Pebble Mine. We cheered and celebrated this momentous milestone that you made possible. Your actions made the difference. Thank you for speaking up and elevating the strong…
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Strong science, vocal public opposition stopped Pebble. The stickers helped.
The decision to deny the permit for the proposed Pebble Mine came from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last month after finding the mine plan incompatible with Clean Water Act standards and “against public interest.” Backed by strong science, a complete permit review process, and overwhelming public opposition that started in Bristol Bay and…
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Pebble Mine stopped
U.S. Army Corps denies permit to construct massive open-pit mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied the key permit for the proposed Pebble Mine and announced that it found the proposed Pebble mine would cause significant degradation to the Bristol Bay region. That’s right. After nearly two decades of…
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Pebble Tapes intensify call for permit denial
On Monday, a series of 12 videos showing Pebble Limited Partnership executives discussing various elements of the proposed Pebble Mine reveals their true intentions for a significantly larger mine in Bristol Bay, and detail considerable behind-the-scenes coordination with government officials. Over the past two months, investigators posed as potential foreign investors in the Pebble Mine project had multiple recorded video conversations with now former Pebble…
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Bristol Bay provides the common ground in today’s politics
Another segment on Tucker Carlson Tonight hands the mic to one of Bristol Bay's loudest advocates: Brian Kraft.
Bristol Bay has been in the news a lot lately — we've seen high-profile tweets, segments on mainstream national media platforms and critical statements of the Pebble Mine permitting process. Together these events have built momentum for the case opposing the proposed copper and gold mine, and important themes in the fight for southwest Alaska have re-emerged. Perhaps one of the…
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Pebble Mine can be stopped by President Trump
Bipartisan opposition to the mine gives the president ammunition to deny Pebble permit Today, in The Wall Street Journal, sporting groups from across the country once again delivered the message to President Donald J. Trump that Bristol Bay is the wrong place for the Pebble Mine. The ad, signed on by 22 of the largest hunting and fishing businesses and…
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Trump Jr. says what anglers and hunters have been saying all along
The president's son tweets in opposition to Pebble Mine, noting the headwaters of Bristol Bay are too fragile to risk On Tuesday, the president signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law. This law, widely supported and celebrated by anglers and hunters across the country, will provide important funding for stewardship projects on public lands and will help tackle the maintenance backlog on trails, roads and…
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