January 13, 2016

Watchdog finds 'no evidence of bias' in EPA’s handling of Alaska mine

January 13, 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) internal watchdog is backing the agency's handling of a pollution permit for a massive mine in Alaska.

Michelle Beadle

January 5, 2016

Looking Back: KDLG Recaps 2015's Biggest News

Michelle Beadle

January 5, 2016

For just a little while in early September, all eyes were on Dillingham when President Barack Obama began his tour of Western Alaska with a stop in Bristol Bay, where he danced with children, learned to pick a net from lifelong fishermen, and even stopped by N&N to grab a bite from the deli.

Michelle Beadle

December 11, 2015

Bill would remove 404 (c) from Clean Water Act

Michelle Beadle

December 11, 2015

Legislation introduced in the U.S. House to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act proposes to eliminate compensatory mitigation under the Clean Water Act, a section that has been key to environmental protection of wetlands.

Michelle Beadle

December 10, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: House Bill from Outside Representative threatens Bristol Bay salmon, culture, jobs

Michelle Beadle

December 10, 2015

DILLINGHAM, AK – Alaska Tribes, commercial fishermen, business owners and sportsmen expressed their deep disappointment at a bill introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Bill once again threatens Alaska’s greatest salmon fishery and its tens of thousands of jobs by erasing from the federal Clean Water Act important provisions for wetlands protection.

Michelle Beadle

November 24, 2015

Pebble withdraws more third party subpoenas

Michelle Beadle

November 24, 2015

The Pebble Partnership has dropped many of its subpoenas to individuals and organizations it believes may have communicated with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding protections for the Bristol Bay watershed as part of Pebble’s lawsuit alleging the agency acted improperly.