Bristol Bay, AK needs us… again
Stand Up for Bristol Bay — comment today and make your voice heard.
For many years now, Trout Unlimited has stood shoulder to shoulder with local business owners, guides, commercial fishermen, tribal members, anglers and thousands of others to say no to a proposal that threatens to destroy Bristol Bay: The Pebble Mine.
Maybe you thought Pebble was already dead — don’t worry, it’s not just you.
Protections for Bristol Bay were SO close to being reality.
In 2014, the EPA listened to more than 1.5 million comments and issued a set of proposed restrictions on mining in Bristol Bay that would ensure wild salmon and one of North America’s greatest fishing destinations are protected.
But then Pebble messed with the protections that over 1.5 million Americans requested and the majority of Alaskans wanted.
Unfortunately, Pebble responded with a series of lawsuits that stalled the protections from ever coming to fruition. These were just recently settled.
So now…
The EPA has now proposed to withdraw the July 2014 Clean Water Act Proposed Determination — which would have provided protections we fought so long to achieve. As a result, the EPA has opened another 90-day comment period.
It’s important that we show them — again — that millions of Americans STILL agree that Bristol Bay is too special to be risked by the proposed Pebble Mine.
Take Action: Stand up for Bristol Bay
EPA is seeking public comment by October 17, 2017, on whether to withdraw the Proposed Determination, please click here to comment today.
If you hope to someday hold a 30-inch Bristol Bay rainbow, or enjoy the freshness of a wild sockeye salmon shore lunch on the banks of the Koktuli River, or if you just believe that North America’s last great wild salmon region shouldn’t be ruined by a short-term mega-mine, then your comment today is more important now than ever.
Thanks!
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