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House Members Speak Up for Clean Water, Safe Communities
Yesterday, Representatives Raul Grijalva (AZ), Rush Holt (NJ), Colleen Hanabusa (HI) and eleven other members of the House of Representatives wrote to the heads of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army Corps of Engineers, and White House Council on Environmental… Read more >
Pebble Mine Even More Disastrous Than First Thought
After months of cold and ice, Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska is beginning to spring to life. With summer will come millions of bright red sockeye salmon returning from the sea to spawn in the pristine rivers and streams from… Read more >
Honoring the River
Everyone knows that mining can be a dirty business, but it turns out that mines are particularly bad news for tribal communities. For more than a century, American Indians and Alaska Natives have suffered the impacts of mining while enjoying… Read more >
The Clean Water Act: 40 Years and Still a Work in Progress
This week marks the 4oth anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). This complex and far-reaching law was a milestone back in 1972 and remains a pillar of America’s environmental policy and commitment to future generations. The CWA reflects a… Read more >
You Ask, We Answer: Why Pebble Mine is Bad News
We’ve been getting some really good questions about the proposed Pebble gold and copper mine, which poses unacceptable risks to the wildlife of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Here we do our best to answer them. Q: What sort of mining process… Read more >
Hardrock Mining–Baggage in Hand–Arrives in the Great Lakes
Fueled by high metals prices, the nation’s hardrock mining boom has swept into the Great Lakes. In a region with almost no history of hardrock or “sulfide” mining, there is now extensive exploration, a score of proposed developments, and one… Read more >
Montana Mine Could be Death Sentence for Grizzlies
The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness in northwest Montana is one of the wildest places on earth, and the only protected land in the 2.3 million acre Kootenai National Forest. Here, one of North America’s most endangered grizzly bear populationsmoves across a… Read more >
New Report: Mine Waste is Poisoning Our Waters
An eye-opening new report from our friends at Earthworks and MiningWatch Canada catalogues the wide range of damage to ecosystems, wildlife and human health caused by hardrock mining and identifies the world’s bodies of water in greatest jeopardy from toxic… Read more >
Valentine for Bristol Bay- Jewelers oppose Pebble Mine
Here is a tough question: How do you get a sportsman, a mans man to write a valentines day themed blog post? How do you motivate someone who is much more interested in talking about fishing for Pink Salmon than… Read more >
New EPA Report Looks Toxic for Pebble Mine
Last week the Environmental Protection Agency released a report detailing the entirety of known toxic chemical releases throughout the Pacific Northwest in 2010. The report results- startling, The Alaska results- shocking. The EPA reports that Alaska mining operations account for… Read more >
