Supporters are also urging Congress and the Biden administration to take final action to protect the region through two options:. No other approach can create the immediate safety net for those who depend on Bristol Bay.
The U. Army Corps of Engineers, the U. It's time to act on that science and give Bristol Bay immediate protection. Step 2: Bristol Bay National Fisheries Area: To ensure that Bristol Bay's protections are not reversed by future administrations, Congress should introduce and pass the Bristol Bay National Fisheries Area Act that will provide federal protection for the watersheds — and fisheries — of Bristol Bay, Alaska in perpetuity.
This legislation should permanently ban any toxic mine waste from the proposed Pebble Mine and large scale projects like it that would harm Bristol Bay's rivers, lakes and wetlands. Enough is enough. We need permanent protections that will provide us with certainty that projects like Pebble will never be allowed to devastate every facet of life in Bristol Bay. Jessica Hathaway is the editor in chief of National Fisherman.
To read more articles log in. To learn more about a subscription click here. Free Newsletter Sign Up Login. Log in to access all of your BLAW products. Single Sign-On. We continue to believe that a mine here can operate in an environmentally sustainable manner and create significant economic benefits for the people in the region through employment, contracting of services, and partnering on infrastructure needs through right of way agreements and revenue sharing, in the state through GDP contribution and taxes and in the U.
We look forward to the day when these significant benefits are realized. To a large extent the development of Pebble and the inclusion of local Native Village Corps in this development, operation, right-of-way annual payments, and revenue sharing both on the Native Village Corp level and individuals in the region, could help replace those 7i losses and more," noted Mr. Northern Dynasty is a mineral exploration and development company based in Vancouver, Canada.
Northern Dynasty's principal asset, owned through its wholly owned Alaska-based U. The Pebble Partnership is the proponent of the Pebble Project, an initiative to develop one of the world's most important mineral resources. For further details on Northern Dynasty and the Pebble Project, please visit the Company's website at www.
Review Canadian public filings at www. This release includes certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements" under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of and under applicable provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical facts, which address permitting, development and production for the Pebble Project are forward-looking statements.
These include statements regarding i the mine plan for the Pebble Project, ii the social integration of the Pebble Project into the Bristol Bay region and benefits for Alaska, iii the political and public support for the permitting process, iv the ability to successfully appeal the negative Record of Decision and secure the issuance of a positive Record of Decision by the U.
Army Corps of Engineers and the ability of the Pebble Project to secure all required federal and state permits, v the right-sizing and de-risking of the Pebble Project, vi the design and operating parameters for the Pebble Project mine plan, including projected capital and operating costs, vii exploration potential of the Pebble Project, viii future demand for copper and gold, ix the potential addition of partners in the Pebble Project, x the EPA's Proposed Determination process under the CWA and the impact of this process on the ability of the Pebble Partnership to develop the Pebble Project and xi the ability and timetable of NDM to develop the Pebble Project.
Although NDM believes the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements should not be in any way be construed as guarantees that the Pebble Project will secure all required government permits, establish the commercial feasibility of the Pebble Project, achieve the required financing or develop the Pebble Project.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by NDM as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.
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