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Entries in EPA (16)

Tuesday
Nov252014

Judge Temporarily Halts EPA’s 404(c) Process on Pebble Mine

It ain't over till the fat lady sings........

U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland issued a preliminary injunction Monday, temporarily halting the EPA’s 404(c) process regarding the Pebble Mine.

LINK (via: Alaska Public Media)

Sunday
Sep212014

Comment Period Closed for EPA's Proposed Determination for the Pebble Deposit

So now what?

According to the Clean Water Act Section 404(c) regulations, the Regional Administrator must either withdraw the Proposed Determination or prepare a Recommended Determination within 30 days after the conclusion of the public hearings (but not before the end of the public comment period).

EPA believes that more time is necessary to adequately review and consider the many thousands of comments  received. In order to allow full consideration of the extensive administrative record, including public comments, they are extending the time period to withdraw the Proposed Determination or to prepare the Recommended Determination until no later than February 4, 2015.

Saturday
Sep062014

Bristol Bay Proposed Determination Informational Webinars

EPA Region 10 invites you to a webinar providing a brief overview of the Clean Water Act Section 404(c) Proposed Determination for the Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska.

The presentation will be offered twice:  

September 9, 2014 3:00 – 4:00 PM PST  

September 10, 2014  9:00 – 10:00 AM PST

Click on this link to join the webinar.

There are two weeks left to submit your comments to EPA Region 10. The public comment period on the Proposed Determination is open until September 19, 2014.

Wednesday
Aug282013

The EPA Watershed Assesment is a Science Document

Gina McCarthy, head of the EPA, talks about her trip to Alaska while at Portage Glacier and answers some questions regarding Bristol Bay.

Tuesday
Aug272013

EPA Chief Making Visit to Bristol Bay

Not sure if she is bringing any chowdah.

New Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy plans to visit the site of Alaska's proposed Pebble Mine as she decides whether to block the massive project to protect one of the world's last big runs of wild salmon.

LINK (via: The Anchorage Daily News)

Friday
Jul262013

EPA Reversal Protects Pristine Yellowstone Waters 

Some of Greater Yellowstone’s most pristine waters received good news yesterday when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an about-face on Idaho’s request to skirt environmental regulations on its highest-quality waters.

LINK (via: Earth Justice)