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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.

New NOAA Study Finds that Legal Amounts of Copper can Harm Salmon

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It looks like even legal amounts of copper in water can severely impact a salmon's ability to survive according to a new study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  This finding could have big impacts on the Pebble Mine since the company's plan is to pile between 3 and 8 billion tons of mine waste (including copper) in the headwaters of the biggest salmon producing watershed on the planet.   Take a look at the news story from KTUU TV in Anchorage.