A mine that was rejected 5 years ago has been resubmitted by the Pebble Mine to the US government for approval in one of the largest salmon and bear sanctuaries in the world (picture below). This needs to be stopped.... again.
We need people to post comments on https://pebbleprojecteis.com/publiccomments/new
Bullet points can be used for comments from the website https://helpmcneilriver.org/how-you-can-help/.
It is CRITICALLY IMPORTANT that as many people as possible comment on impacts of the Pebble Mine proposal during this comment period. It is very important to identify concerns and impacts NOW. If concerns are not addressed during this comment period, it is very unlikely they will be considered later.
Example comments to be posted at https://pebbleprojecteis.com/publiccomments/new:
a) Major changes to the Pebble Partnership mine plan – specifically in the transportation corridor to Amakdedori Cove – necessitate a major review of its impact on brown bears and local salmon.
b) The proposed road, resulting in traffic and human presence would fragment the habitat and bisect a travel corridor for bears who use resources in the McNeil Refuge and Sanctuary.
c) The Environmental Protection Agency found that a mine smaller than what Pebble is currently proposing would pose “significant and irreversible harm” to Bristol Bay’s waters and would result in “a complete loss of fish habitat” Pebble’s current plans will permanently destroy 4,000 acres of wetlands and more than 5 miles of anadromous streams, levels that exceed EPA’s proposed restrictions on the mine. The Army Corps must compare Pebble’s plans to the EPA’s analysis before moving forward with permitting.
d) Pebble asks the Corps to limit the review to an unreasonably small 20-year mine that likely is not economic, while it touts to potential investors that the mine can operate for 200 years and have 11 billion tons of ore. The Army Corps must look at the full extent of mining the Pebble deposit, and not ask the public to participate in a process that is founded on a permit application that is missing such basic components.
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