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May 2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning several community visits to the Bristol Bay region during the first week in June to speak with residents and provide updates on its Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment. It recently added an additional visit on June 3 in Dillingham. Complete list of community visits: June 1 – Newhalen Teen … Continued

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May 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. “Legislature kills Pebble study, will examine permit system” (May 20, 2011 – Alaska Journal of Commerce) A state-funded third party study of the potential … Continued

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May 2011

Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly (Kokhanok)

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EPA plans community visits Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will visit the Bristol Bay area in mid-May and early June. They will be available to speak with community members in Kokhanok, Newhalen, Ekwok, Koliganek, and other villages on the Nushagak River. EPA Senior Manager Richard Parkin has been invited to attend the … Continued

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May 2011

EPA posts details about Watershed Assessment

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s Bristol Bay webpage was recently updated with documents related to the watershed assessment EPA is conducting in the Bristol Bay region. These include a community involvement plan and a fact sheet released this month. The page also includes an outline of the planned watershed assessment, first posted in February. All of the documents can be accessed … Continued

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May 2011

EPA plans community visits

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Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will visit the Bristol Bay area in mid-May and early June. They will be available to speak with community members in Kokhanok, Newhalen, Ekwok, Koliganek and other villages on the Nushagak River. May 17 – Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly (Kokhanok) – EPA Senior Manager Richard Parkin … Continued

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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

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