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Perry Broderick

Bristol Bay Communities Call for Pebble Pause

Bristol Bay leaders call for pause in fast-tracked Pebble Mine permit process. It’s falling on deaf ears.

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Ben Knight

Alaskans to Congress: Stop Pebble Permit “Mockery”

Bristol Bay residents and fishermen call out shoddy mine review process during Capitol Hill hearing.

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© Steve Baird

Salmon Advocates Sue EPA Over Pebble

Decision to withdraw Clean Water Act Protections for Bristol Bay “arbitrary” according to two new lawsuits.

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WSC Staff

In Alaska, time for salmon school

A unique Wild Salmon Center-supported pilot program teaches fifth graders how salmon are key to healthy ecosystems, economics, and communities.

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© Ben Knight

EPA Bows to Politics on Pebble

Agency political appointees withdraw proposed Bristol Bay protections, which had been requested by Alaskans and supported by more than a million American citizens.

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© Ken Morrish

U.S. House Passes Pebble Amendment

Amendment would stop a flawed, fast-tracked permitting process for Pebble Mine.

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© Steve Baird

Report: Pebble Needs Congressional Oversight

New WSC report documents the mining company’s and public agencies’ back room deals and questionable decisions in pursuit of a permit in Bristol Bay.

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© Jason Ching

Expert: Pebble’s Plan Doesn’t Add Up

Former Rio Tinto staffer says the mine could lose billions under current scenario. Pebble Limited Partnership’s bid to establish an open pit mine at the headwaters of the world’s richest …

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Ryan Peterson

Pebble Review Gets a Failing Grade

The Army Corps of Engineers was supposed to thoroughly review Pebble’s mining plans for Bristol Bay – and the agency just failed.

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© Jonny Armstrong

Army Corps Rushes Out Pebble Review

The rapid pace of the Pebble Mine review is already undermining its credibility.

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