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March 2014

EPA grants extension in first step of 404(c) process

Pebble project proponents have until April 29 to prove no unacceptable adverse effects.

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March 2014

Additional public hearings scheduled for HB77

Citizens to speak about controversial bill on Wednesday, March 12 at 3:30 p.m. AT.

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March 2014

Public hearings scheduled for HB77

Citizens to speak about controversial bill on Wednesday, March 12 at 3:30 p.m. AT.

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March 2014

HB77 bill changes address some concerns

‘Aggrieved persons,’ hydro study text unchanged

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March 2014

Public hearings scheduled Wednesday for HB77

Citizens to speak about controversial bill on Wednesday, March 12 at 3:30 p.m. AT.

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February 2014

EPA Begins Process To Protect Bristol Bay Fishery

EPA’s Chief Administrator Gina McCarthy has just announced that the agency will pursue a Section 404(c) under the Clean Water Act in Bristol Bay to protect the fishery. “The Bristol Bay fishery is an extraordinary resource, worthy of out-of-the-ordinary agency actions to protect it.” Link: http://www2.epa.gov/bristolbay

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February 2014

Examining Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act

What authority does EPA have for restricting development in Bristol Bay?

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February 2014

Scientists urge EPA action; agency will decide ‘soon’

Scientists from many fields and locations thank EPA for its watershed assessment.

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February 2014

Pebble Partnership shuffles leadership

CEO Shively moves to board of Pebble Mines Corporation.

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February 2014

Response to Tribes is EPA’s next focus

A request for environmental protections from federally-recognized Tribes spurred assessment; now EPA must decide how to respond.