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August 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has provided additional details about upcoming activities related to its ongoing assessment of Bristol Bay, including an opportunity for public participation in December 2011: Meeting with Intergovernmental Technical Team – August 2011 Request public input on selection of External Peer Review Panelists – December 2011 Draft Assessment released to Public … Continued
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August 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated its web site with several documents related to its ongoing watershed assessment of Bristol Bay. These include a draft watershed assessment outline, presentations and diagrams from the Intergovernmental Team Meetings it held last week. The meetings were held in order to talk with scientists and technical staff … Continued
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August 2011
To help keep readers up-to-date, Pebble Watch offers regular roundups of news articles related to the proposed Pebble Mine. Following are stories that have recently appeared in local and national publications. “Supreme Court allows Pebble initiative onto October ballot” (August 17, 2011 – Anchorage Daily News) A ballot initiative that could sidetrack the giant Pebble … Continued
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August 2011
Salmonstock August 5, 6, & 7, 2011 Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds Ninilchik The nonprofit Renewable Resources Foundation (RRF) is promoting this three-day music salmon event as a forum for information on Alaska wild salmon resources. (You may know the foundation as the source of those “No Pebble” stickers.) The RRF, an activist nonprofit organization that has … Continued
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August 2011
Salmonstock August 5, 6, & 7, 2011 Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds Ninilchik The nonprofit Renewable Resources Foundation (RRF) is promoting this three-day music salmon event as a forum for information on Alaska wild salmon resources. (You may know the foundation as the source of those “No Pebble” stickers.) The RRF, an activist nonprofit organization that has … Continued
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August 2011
Salmonstock August 5, 6, & 7, 2011 Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds Ninilchik The nonprofit Renewable Resources Foundation (RRF) is promoting this three-day music salmon event as a forum for information on Alaska wild salmon resources. (You may know the foundation as the source of those “No Pebble” stickers.) The RRF, an activist nonprofit organization that has … Continued
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August 2011
The Pebble Partnership LLC filed an emergency petition last week asking the Alaska Superior Court to resolve challenges it has made regarding the “Save Our Salmon” initiative in the Lake and Peninsula Borough. In April, a petition signed by more than 300 citizens placed the initiative, popularly known as “Save Our Salmon,” on the October ballot. This … Continued