Event/Meeting – Pebble Watch https://pebblewatch.com Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:05:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://pebblewatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-pebblewatchfavicon3-32x32.png Event/Meeting – Pebble Watch https://pebblewatch.com 32 32 EPA releases new Proposed Determination that recommends protections for Bristol Bay https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-releases-new-proposed-determination-that-recommends-protections-for-bristol-bay/ https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-releases-new-proposed-determination-that-recommends-protections-for-bristol-bay/#respond Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://pebblewatch.com/blog/epa-releases-new-proposed-determination-that-recommends-protections-for-bristol-bay/ Continued]]> Public comment period is open through July 5, 2022. Today the EPA released an anticipated revision to a 2014 Proposed Determination, a step in a revived regulatory process that would completely prohibit discharges of dredge and fill material within the footprint of the 2020 Pebble mine plan. This area is shown in gray in EPA’s map below. The Proposed Determination also outlines…

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]]> https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-releases-new-proposed-determination-that-recommends-protections-for-bristol-bay/feed/ 0 Pebble visiting Iliamna Friday, October 12 https://pebblewatch.com/articles/pebble-visiting-iliamna-friday-october-12/ https://pebblewatch.com/articles/pebble-visiting-iliamna-friday-october-12/#respond Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://pebblewatch.com/blog/pebble-visiting-iliamna-friday-october-12/ Continued]]> The Pebble Partnership is hosting a community luncheon in Iliamna Friday as part of its effort to reach out to small groups to explain the proposed Pebble mine. Last month at the Denver Gold Forum, Northern Dynasty Minerals CEO Ron Thiessen said the company is “committed to repositioning Pebble” and will focus on smaller meetings starting in local communities and working its way out to the region…

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]]> https://pebblewatch.com/articles/pebble-visiting-iliamna-friday-october-12/feed/ 0 Nine public meetings scheduled for Pebble scoping process https://pebblewatch.com/articles/nine-public-meetings-scheduled-for-pebble-scoping-process/ https://pebblewatch.com/articles/nine-public-meetings-scheduled-for-pebble-scoping-process/#respond Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://pebblewatch.com/blog/nine-public-meetings-scheduled-for-pebble-scoping-process/ Continued]]> 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 Impact Statement on the proposed Pebble mine. You may attend a meeting and give your comment to a court reporter, submit on paper, or submit online at the Corps’ Pebble Project EIS site. Some meetings allow for public…

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]]> https://pebblewatch.com/articles/nine-public-meetings-scheduled-for-pebble-scoping-process/feed/ 0 EPA sets public hearings in Dillingham and Iliamna https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-sets-public-hearings-in-dillingham-and-iliamna/ https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-sets-public-hearings-in-dillingham-and-iliamna/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://pebblewatch.com/blog/epa-sets-public-hearings-in-dillingham-and-iliamna/ Continued]]> In early October the Environmental Protection Agency will hold hearings in Bristol Bay to receive comments about its proposal to withdraw the 2014 Proposed Determination, which recommended certain restrictions for large-scale mining at the Pebble deposit. Senior leadership and staff from EPA headquarters and from Region 10, which is responsible for Alaska issues, will be attendance to hear…

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]]> https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-sets-public-hearings-in-dillingham-and-iliamna/feed/ 0 Protesters gather as Pebble Advisory Committee convenes https://pebblewatch.com/articles/protesters-gather-as-pebble-advisory-committee-convenes/ https://pebblewatch.com/articles/protesters-gather-as-pebble-advisory-committee-convenes/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://pebblewatch.com/blog/protesters-gather-as-pebble-advisory-committee-convenes/ Continued]]> This week the Pebble Advisory Committee met face to face for the first time in Anchorage to learn more about developer plans for the copper-gold-molybdenum mining prospect located in Bristol Bay, Alaska. During the multi-day meeting, participants got an update on ongoing environmental studies, a preview of the mine plan, and a tour of the deposit site in Bristol Bay. On Monday…

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]]> https://pebblewatch.com/articles/protesters-gather-as-pebble-advisory-committee-convenes/feed/ 0 EPA public meetings in Iliamna and Igiugig on proposed Bristol Bay restrictions https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-public-meetings-in-iliamna-and-igiugig-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/ https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-public-meetings-in-iliamna-and-igiugig-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://pebblewatch.com/blog/epa-public-meetings-in-iliamna-and-igiugig-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/ Members of the public can comment in person on EPA’s Proposed Determination – a document that details its recommended restrictions on large-scale mining at the Pebble deposit in Bristol Bay. The Iliamna and Igiugig public meetings are scheduled for 12 noon on August 15. Iliamna: Friday, August 15 at 12pm, Community Center Igiugig: Friday, August 15 at 12pm, Tribal Hall Additional meetings…

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]]> https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-public-meetings-in-iliamna-and-igiugig-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/feed/ 0 EPA public meetings in Kokhanok and Dillingham on proposed Bristol Bay restrictions https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-public-meetings-in-kokhanok-and-dillingham-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/ https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-public-meetings-in-kokhanok-and-dillingham-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://pebblewatch.com/blog/epa-public-meetings-in-kokhanok-and-dillingham-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/ Members of the public can comment in person on EPA’s Proposed Determination – a document that details its recommended restrictions on large-scale mining at the Pebble deposit in Bristol Bay. The Kokhanok and Dillingham public meetings are scheduled for 5 pm on August 14. Kokhanok: Thursday, August 14, 5pm Community Center Dillingham: Thursday, August 14 at 5:30 pm Middle School Gymnasium…

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]]> https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-public-meetings-in-kokhanok-and-dillingham-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/feed/ 0 Public forum on Bristol Bay Forever Initiative https://pebblewatch.com/articles/public-forum-on-bristol-bay-forever-initiative/ https://pebblewatch.com/articles/public-forum-on-bristol-bay-forever-initiative/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://pebblewatch.com/blog/public-forum-on-bristol-bay-forever-initiative/ Continued]]> Alaska Common Ground is sponsoring a series of free forums on issues appearing on the August and November ballots, including the Bristol Bay Forever Initiative. On Wednesday, August 13, from 7-9 p.m. in the Wilda Marston Theatre of the Z.J. Loussac Public Library in Anchorage, voters will hear experts discuss the pro and con positions regarding this initiative. The Anchorage Public Libraries…

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]]> https://pebblewatch.com/articles/public-forum-on-bristol-bay-forever-initiative/feed/ 0 EPA public meetings in New Stuyahok and Nondalton on proposed Bristol Bay restrictions https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-public-meetings-in-new-stuyahok-and-nondalton-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/ https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-public-meetings-in-new-stuyahok-and-nondalton-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://pebblewatch.com/blog/epa-public-meetings-in-new-stuyahok-and-nondalton-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/ Members of the public can comment in person on EPA’s Proposed Determination – a document that details its recommended restrictions on large-scale mining at the Pebble deposit in Bristol Bay. The New Stuyahok and Nondalton public meetings are scheduled for 5 pm on August 13. New Stuyahok: Cetuyaraq Community Center Nondalton: Nondalton Community Center Additional meetings will be held in…

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]]> https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-public-meetings-in-new-stuyahok-and-nondalton-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/feed/ 0 EPA public meeting in Anchorage on proposed Bristol Bay restrictions https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-public-meeting-in-anchorage-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/ https://pebblewatch.com/articles/epa-public-meeting-in-anchorage-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 https://pebblewatch.com/blog/epa-public-meeting-in-anchorage-on-proposed-bristol-bay-restrictions/ Members of the public can comment in person on EPA’s Proposed Determination – a document that details its recommended restrictions on large-scale mining at the Pebble deposit in Bristol Bay. The Anchorage public meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12 at the Egan Center in downtown Anchorage. EPA has provided the following questions to consider for those wishing to provide…

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