Category: General Post
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News Roundup: May 14
Yes for Salmon status: In the courts Laine Welch follows the money on who is backing and opposing the Yes for Salmon ballot initiative. Welch, well-known as Alaska’s fisheries reporter, … Continued
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Corps extends scoping period to June 29
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced it was extending the public input period for scoping an additional 60 days, to end on June 29, 2018. The public has … Continued
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Scoping Comment Overview – Week 1
The public input period for scoping has been open for 5 days and there are fewer than 150 comments so far. That number is destined to grow by June 29, … Continued
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What can you do at the Pebble Project EIS site?
Have you visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ website for the Pebble project permitting? Here are some of the things you can and cannot do at the site. You … Continued
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How to write an effective public comment during the scoping period
If you’d like your public comment to count during the scoping process, then don’t submit a comment saying, “Yes to Pebble” or “No to Pebble.” Those comments, along with other … Continued
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Scoping Period Too Short?
Update – On April 6, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it would extend the public comment period another 60 days, through June 29, 2018. Our original post … Continued
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Nine public meetings scheduled for Pebble scoping process
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has set the schedule for nine meetings in April when it will accept public comments on what should be included in an upcoming Environmental … Continued
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Days left to submit your public comment
The scoping period is 90 days long, so pay attention to this countdown timer if you’d like to participate! Update: In response to feedback that 30 days was not … Continued
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Pebble Permitting Timeline Released
The United States Corps of Engineers (Corps) has developed the Pebble project EIS website, where you will be able to track official information about the process, including permitting documents, meeting … Continued
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Pebble and Donlin Gold: A comparison of permitting timelines
As the proposed Pebble mine enters the permitting process, another mine proposal in Alaska is moving forward. Donlin Gold, the proposed gold mine in the Kuskokwim Mountains, has many similarities … Continued