Another company backs out of the Pebble mine Yet another company backed out of the proposed Pebble mine project on May 25. First Quantum Minerals and Northern Dynasty Minerals, the Canadian company behind Pebble, could not agree on a proposed … Read More

Why hurry through a public comment period for a controversial mega-mining proposal that could destroy Bristol Bay salmon runs and communities? There’s no good reason, but the rush is on–and Alaskans have rallied to show up and speak out against … Read More

Why did Nunamta Aulukestai, a coalition of Alaska Native Village Corporations and tribes, condemn the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its review process for the proposed Pebble mine permit? Because the Army Corps has failed to provide enough time … Read More

Last month, scientists and Bristol Bay residents testified before the Alaska House Resources Committee. The group of fishermen and women, experts, and community leaders spoke about the importance of clean water, healthy salmon and abundant wildlife to the cultures and … Read More

Our client joined other organizations from the Bristol Bay region in Telling First Quantum Minerals that it opposes the proposed Pebble mine; it is disappointed in the company’s funding agreement for the proposed project; a massive gold and copper mine does not … Read More

Today the EPA said it would suspend its process to withdraw the proposed restrictions for hard rock mining of the Pebble deposit in Bristol Bay. The Governor, Alaska House Speaker and organizations representing the Alaska Native community and fishing industries … Read More

What does the proposed Pebble mine permit application tell us? Pebble Limited Partnership and its parent company, Northern Dynasty Minerals, cannot safeguard salmon. They cannot protect Bristol Bay livelihoods and communities. They cannot preserve a watershed that supports the largest … Read More

Update: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted the proposed Pebble mine permit application on Jan. 5, 2018. The document again demonstrates that Northern Dynasty, the Canadian company behind Pebble Limited Partnership, continues to use its PR machine to make … Read More

Canada’s Northern Dynasty Minerals, the parent company of Pebble Limited Partnership, has been pushing the proposed Pebble mine project for over ten years, despite consistent, intense opposition from the people of Bristol Bay and Alaska. The company just announced a … Read More

  Longtime commercial fisherman appeals to others to protect wild salmon I first came to Bristol Bay in 1969 as a Vista volunteer in a program focused on building and strengthening communities in poor areas of the United States. I … Read More