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Alaska Vote Pits Fisheries Against Mines
Category: Environmentalism · State: Alaska · Source: Washington Post
Salmon and gold mining. Both are, inarguably, very Alaskan. But on Tuesday, Alaskans will vote on a ballot measure that is being framed as a choice between the two industries and portrayed by both sides as striking at the heart of what it means to be Alaskan. The initiative was drafted to block the proposed Pebble Mine, a massive operation that would extract gold, copper and molybdenum from the tundra surrounding Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, one of the world's most lucrative wild salmon fisheries. The measure would prohibit any new large metal mines from polluting salmon streams or drinking-water sources. Proponents acknowledge that they drafted the measure to block the Pebble Mine, which they say will poison two major streams where salmon come to spawn.
Alaska Supreme Court Dismisses Pebble Initiative
Category: Environment · State: Alaska · Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
The Alaska Supreme Court has dismissed one of two "clean water" ballot initiatives aimed at blocking development of the Pebble copper and gold prospect in Southwest Alaska. Justices on Monday agreed to dismiss a pending case disputing Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell's finding last year that the "Clean Water 1" initiative was unconstitutional. The initiative was one of two filed by Pebble opponents to limit water pollution discharges from large mines.
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