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May 2011
Pre-register by May 27 for June meetings in Dillingham, Newhalen
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Planning to attend one of the two Bristol Bay Mining Information Sessions occurring in Dillingham and Newhalen early this June? Organizers with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are asking attendees to pre-register by Friday, May 27. EPA has released meeting agendas and opened online registration on the EPA Region 10 website for its Mining Information Sessions … Continued
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May 2011
BBNC Responsible Development Video
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The Bristol Bay Native Corporation Responsible Development Video will be airing on GCI Channel 1 this month in the following communities: Nome, Kotzebue, Bethel, Anchorage, Girdwood, Fairbanks, Juneau, and other SE communities. This 10 minute video was provided by teh Bristol Bay Native Corporation and expresses their views on development in the region. Airs at … Continued
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May 2011
Developers’ plans point toward permitting start date in 2012
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Developers of the proposed Pebble project have announced plans to release an Environmental Baseline Document (EBD) in 2011, followed by a Prefeasibility Study (PFS) in 2012. These documents are expected to lay the groundwork for a detailed development plan and begin the permitting process for the mine project under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Pebble Limited Partnership … Continued
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May 2011
December 2011
Publications
The December 2011 Pebble Watch newsletter focuses on the EPA Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment and also describes conceptual diagrams, which will be included in the assessment.
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May 2011
July 2011
Publications
This issue provides information related to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ongoing watershed assessment for the Bristol Bay region and how EPA can influence the permitting process, why watersheds are important, links to watershed educational resources, and a summary of EPA’s visit to Bristol Bay to hear resident’s watershed concerns   Educational Resources About … Continued
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May 2011
February 2011
Publications
This issue focuses on the Pebble Partnership’s data release “Report Series F: Surface Water & Groundwater Quality,” an overview of surface water and groundwater quality data collected between 2004 and 2007 in the Pebble Project deposit area, Iliamna Lake and along the proposed transportation corridor. We present a summary of the report, explain how the … Continued
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May 2011
June 2011
Publications
This issue explores groundwater hydrology, including the hydrologic cycle, groundwater modeling, how groundwater and surface water interact, and an overview of the Pebble Partnership’s data releases: “Report Series C: Surficial Geology” and “Report Series D: Groundwater Hydrology.” (PDF 715 Kb) (Note: This version corrects a caption to the photo on page three. The printed version … Continued
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May 2011
BBNC Responsible Development Video
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The Bristol BayNative Corporation Responsible Development Video will be airing on GCI Channel 1 this month in the following communities: Nome, Kotzebue, Bethel, Anchorage, Girdwood, Fairbanks, Juneau, and other SE communities. This 10 minute video was provided by the Bristol Bay Native Corporation and expresses their views on development in the region. Airs at 8:00 … Continued
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April 2011
Pebble Mine in the news
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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. “Salmon documented in streams on top of Pebble prospect” (April 26, 2011 – Bristol Bay Times) – A new fisheries research report documents the … Continued
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