News & Updates
The lawsuit defies a strong science record and overwhelming support for Clean Water Act 404(c) protections by Bristol Bay residents, Alaskans and anglers
EPA’s Clean Water Act 404(c) Final Determination prohibits and restricts mine waste discharge in the Bristol Bay watershed and safeguards fish, rivers and a way of life; move is celebrated by Alaskans, anglers, hunters.
Protective measures will safeguard important salmon spawning rivers in Bristol Bay’s headwaters from large-scale mine waste disposal.
Court vacates the 2019 decision to withdraw the Bristol Bay 404(c) Proposed Determination
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.
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Anglers applaud the decision confirming rejection of the Pebble Mine.