An important step has been taken to permanently safeguard one of the last great wonders of the salmonid world. U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK) has introduced a bill that would Congressionally prohibit the discharge of mine waste into rivers, lakes and wetlands that surround the Pebble deposit.

After years of review, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would uphold its permit denial decision for the proposed Pebble Mine, continuing to block industrial mining from developing on top of the world’s most prolific wild salmon fishery.  

The fish, wildlife, people, and businesses of Bristol Bay are threatened once again by Pebble Mine proponents. This time, from a seemingly coordinated legal attack from Northern Dynasty Minerals and the State of Alaska.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected hearing a lawsuit filed by the State of Alaska against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) in an attempt to strike down Clean Water Act protections for the headwaters of Bristol Bay. This unprecedented lawsuit was a last-ditch effort to keep the dying Pebble Mine project alive.

Bristol Bay Orgs and Trout Unlimited file “friend-of-the-court” briefs in State of Alaska lawsuit against EPA Clean Water Act protections.