DILLINGHAM, AK – Local tribes, commercial fishermen and sportsmen are surprised that members of Congress seem to be falling for Pebble’s expensive propaganda campaign seeking to obscure the indisputable fact that over 80 percent of Bristol Bay residents, 60 percent of Alaskans, and over 1.5 million Americans spanning the political spectrum want to protect Bristol Bay from the Pebble proposal, which would be the world’s largest open pit mine.

This week, the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is the latest venue for the foreign backers of the Pebble Mine to wage their expensive, ongoing campaign to deceive Americans and convince Congress that open-pit mining in Bristol Bay is a good idea.