The EPA won a 12-year battle for a cleaner habitat for one of the state's most iconic natural resources, salmon. They are taking a big step to protect Bristol Bay, the most productive wild salmon ecosystem in the world.
that more than 191 miles of streams and 4,614 acres of wetlands would be impacted during construction of the Pebble Mine, with 185 miles ad 3,841 acres of wetlands permanently damaged or destroyed.
Two decades of data have led them to conclude that discharges from local companies will have unacceptable adverse effects on salmon fishery areas. “This is the final nail in the coffin for the Pebble Mine. The science is clear, the mine would have devastated Bristol Bay salmon and the thousands of hardworking families that depend on salmon for their livelihoods, subsistence, and recreation,” said Sen. Cantwell.
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