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March 2012

EPA extends Peer Review nomination deadline to March 16

General Post

Pebble Update: EPA has extended its deadline for the Bristol Bay watershed peer review process.

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February 2012

EPA postings provide insight on assessment contents

General Post

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted two recent documents that give further insight into what will be included in its draft Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment, due to be released in late April 2012: The February 2012 Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Update includes a general description of what the report will contain. The January … Continued

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February 2012

EPA asks for candidates for Watershed Assessment Review

General Post

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a call for nominations of qualified individuals who could participate in a 10-person panel to provide a peer review of the Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment. The EPA has been working on the assessment since February 7, 2011. The nomination period runs from February 24 to March 9. … Continued

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February 2012

Alaska Forum on the Environment, Day 3

General Post

Alaska Forum on the Environment hosts its annual educational event. Day 3 includes the following topics of interest to Pebble Watch readers: Keynote: Dennis McLerran, EPA Water Quality Sampling in Rural Alaska EPA Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Update Shaping Fisheries: Skills for Participating in the Public Process For more information, visit akforum.com.

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February 2012

Alaska Forum on the Environment, Day 4

General Post

Alaska Forum on the Environment hosts its annual educational event. Day 4 includes the following topics of interest to Pebble Watch readers: Linking Traditional Knowledge with Today’s Science For more information, visit akforum.com.

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February 2012

Pebble news this week

News Roundup

In Pebble news this week we learn about state legislation that could affect development of the proposed mine. The Sacramento Bee also ran a story regarding a new study released by The Wild Salmon Center and Trout Unlimited.

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February 2012

Alaska Forum on the Environment, Day 2

General Post

Alaska Forum on the Environment hosts its annual educational event. Day 2 includes the following topics of interest to Pebble Watch readers: Agency Regulatory Role in Permitting and Environmental Review of Large Mines Tribal Government and Community Involvement in Agency Decision Making EPA Region 10 Draft Tribal Consultation Procedures Scenes from Coming Attractions: Mineral Explorers … Continued

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February 2012

Exploring Pebble’s Environmental Baseline Document

General Post

Last week Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) released its Environmental Baseline Document (EBD) to the public and also held meetings to provide an overview of the contents for various agencies. The EBD is available online now and videos of the agency presentations will be posted to www.pebblepartnership.com within the next two weeks. We’ll add a link … Continued

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February 2012

Pebble news this week: Environmental Baseline Document to be released

General Post

In Pebble news this week, KDLG radio’s Mike Mason interviews Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) spokesman Mike Heatwole about the impending release of PLP’s 20,000+ page Environmental Baseline Document. The document, which includes reports from over 40 firms that conducted research in the Pebble deposit area, will be available online later this week at www.pebbleresearch.com. Listen … Continued

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February 2012

Pebble Limited Partnership Agency Meetings, Wednesday, February 1

General Post

The Pebble Limited Partnership is holding Agency Meetings this week to preview reports in its Environmental Baseline Document. The public is invited to attend by webinar. Schedule for Wednesday, February 1 (Sessions may run faster than what is listed, so viewers should check in early if there is a particular topic of interest.) 8:45 am … Continued