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Major advance for Bristol Bay protections
Trout Unlimited lawsuit helped push forward EPA Clean Water Act moves The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a major step forward in finalizing Clean Water Act protections for the Bristol Bay region and its globally significant salmon fisheries. Now, it’s time to show our support and finally make the protections a reality. Tell the EPA…
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Giving Pebble the Boot
Korkers wading boot supports the next chapter of conservation in Bristol Bay Korkers has designed a limited-edition pair of Devil’s Canyon wading boots with Trout Unlimited in support of permanent and durable safeguards Bristol Bay, and 35% of profits will be donated to TU’s Save Bristol Bay campaign. Purchase yours here. For the past two…
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In view of Denali, a new threat to wild fish habitat
Why one Alaska guide is paying attention to a proposed industrial access road, and you should too As a young boy growing up in Colorado, Adam Cuthriell dreamed of fishing Alaska’s rivers. He aspired to move north and find work as a fishing guide, drawn by the allure of a wilderness interwoven with healthy streams…
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It’s Groundhog Day until we have permanent protections for Bristol Bay
It’s been well over a year since the key federal permit for the formerly proposed Pebble mine was denied. When the Army Corps of Engineers cited Pebble’s failure to meet Clean Water Act standards and being “contrary to public interest,” it halted a mine from advancing and developing in the headwaters of the most prolific…
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The courts, the EPA and the Clean Water Rule: where we stand now
What is happening: On Oct. 21, a federal district court overturned and invalidated a Trump-era regulation that eroded state and Tribal authority to protect water quality. The now invalidated “2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule” (2020 Rule) gutted (or imposed significant revisions to) Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, a regulatory tool…
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Four areas where a new administration can help trout and salmon
On his first day, President Joe Biden unveiled an executive order aimed at confronting climate change and conserving natural resources. A number of the actions identified in the order are Trout Unlimited priorities as we engage in the federal decision-making process on behalf of trout and salmon. The executive order, Protecting Public Health and the…
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TU advocacy is grounded in science
Picturing somebody standing in a river staring at a fish while wearing a white lab coat and protective goggles for no reason might be what people think of when they hear the title Trout Unlimited scientist. While there is an outside chance that might happen, in reality the 30 or so TU staff with a…
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