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Trout Unlimited’s Alaska Program works to preserve, protect and restore wild salmon and trout populations throughout Alaska. Through sound scientific data, strong grassroots outreach and advocacy, and hands-on involvement in conservation projects we protect some of the most pristine and prized rivers on the planet, restore those that need some help, and engage the next generation of coldwater stewards in Alaska’s natural heritage.
EPA Chief Hears Overwhelming Opposition to Pebble On Trip to Bristol Bay
The nation's top environmental official heard blistering opposition to the proposed Pebble copper and gold mine on Wednesday during a public meeting in Dillingham. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson listened to dozens of residents of Bristol Bay communities during a meeting at the Dillingham Middle School. The message they delivered was loud and clear: most Bristol Bay residents don't want the EPA to allow the Pebble mine to go forward because of the high risks it poses to the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery. Read more in this article by Alaska Newspapers Inc. or listen to the story on Dillingham's public radio station, KDLG.