Articles for Bristol Bay

Alaska fishermen will be allowed to harvest lucrative red king crab in the Bering Sea
1 year, 3 months ago

Alaska fishermen will be allowed to harvest lucrative red king crab in the Bering Sea

Associated Press  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska fishermen will be able to harvest red king crab for the first time in two years, offering a slight reprieve to the beleaguered fishery beset by low numbers likely exacerbated by climate change. “The Bristol Bay red king crab fishery for the prior two seasons were closed based on low abundance and particularly low abundance of …

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EPA head says he's 'proud" of decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay
1 year, 4 months ago

EPA head says he's 'proud" of decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay

The Independent  

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EPA proposes restrictions to block proposed Alaska mine
2 years, 1 month ago

EPA proposes restrictions to block proposed Alaska mine

Associated Press  

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed restrictions that would block plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region that is home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon run. A statement from the regional EPA office said discharges of dredged or fill material into the waters of the U.S. within the proposed …

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EPA proposes restrictions in fight over Alaska mine
2 years, 7 months ago

EPA proposes restrictions in fight over Alaska mine

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed restrictions that would block plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, the latest in a long-running dispute over efforts by developers to advance the mine in a region known for its salmon runs. But John Shively, the CEO of the Pebble Limited Partnership, which …

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Trump administration surprises environmentalists and rejects Pebble Mine
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump administration surprises environmentalists and rejects Pebble Mine

LA Times  

The Pebble Mine site lies high in the watershed above Lake Iliamna, pictured, and Bristol Bay, one of the world’s richest salmon fisheries. In a news release, the Army — which oversees the Corps — said that the Trump administration supported the mining industry for its jobs and minerals, but that the project “would likely result in significant adverse effects …

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Trump administration clears way for Alaska’s Pebble Mine, despite fears it could imperil a salmon fishery
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump administration clears way for Alaska’s Pebble Mine, despite fears it could imperil a salmon fishery

LA Times  

The Trump administration has lifted a major hurdle for development of a massive gold and copper mine in the wilds of Alaska despite fears that it will poison the world’s largest sockeye salmon run. But in a final environmental impact statement released Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concluded that the mine “would not be expected to have a …

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This Alaska mine could generate $1 billion a year. Is it worth the risk to salmon?
5 years, 2 months ago

This Alaska mine could generate $1 billion a year. Is it worth the risk to salmon?

LA Times  

A brown bear loped across rolling green tundra as Charles Weimer set down a light, single-engine helicopter on a remote hilltop. 5 / 15 Brooks Falls in Alaska’s Katmai National Park attract brown bears that fish for sockeye salmon as they try to overcome 6-foot cascades to reach spawning grounds in nearby Brooks Lake. “It’ll create jobs at the beginning,” …

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Alaska Natives and fishermen sue EPA for reversing Pebble Mine decision
5 years, 3 months ago

Alaska Natives and fishermen sue EPA for reversing Pebble Mine decision

LA Times  

A float plane flies over tundra in July near the site of Pebble Mine, a proposed open-pit copper and gold mine in southwest Alaska. Trump administration officials broke the law when they reversed course and gave a green light to a proposed copper and gold mine near Alaska’s Bristol Bay, mining opponents said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Alaska Native, …

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EPA clears path for proposed copper and gold mine near Alaska’s Bristol Bay
5 years, 5 months ago

EPA clears path for proposed copper and gold mine near Alaska’s Bristol Bay

LA Times  

A camp with test drilling equipment marks the site in southwest Alaska where Pebble Limited Partnership plans a giant open-pit copper and gold mine. Federal officials said Tuesday they would not block a proposed copper and gold mine near Alaska’s Bristol Bay despite objections by critics who contend it would imperil a fishery and harm wetlands and streams. “The EPA’s …

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What would the salmon say?
5 years, 9 months ago

What would the salmon say?

Salon  

The company that wants to mine copper and gold in southwest Alaska at the site of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery hired a firm to design mine waste pond dams that was behind one of the worst mining disasters in Canadian history. The KnightPiésold firm designed a dam that failed in 2014 in Mount Polley, British Columbia, releasing about …

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