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The Trump Administration’s Latest Attack on Clean Water    Disguised as a means to “clarify the definition of ‘waters of the United States’ (WOTUS) and fully implement the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in  Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency , l ast month the Trump administration announced a proposed rule that would largely gut the Clean Water Act (CWA) .     Lake Clark National Park and Preserve ~ NPS Photo Archives   The WOTUS Rule determines which waters – e.g., riv

Graphite One, a Canadian-based mining company, is applying for a federal permit for a 1,176-acre, year-round open-pit mine in Alaska’s remote Kigluaik Mountains. Access to what is likely the largest graphite deposit in the United States will also require the construction of a 17.3-mile-long road cutting across salmon streams and archaeological sites, and water withdrawals from over a dozen streams, further jeopardizing already low numbers of chum and pink salmon returns at th

Last August, employees of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) flew to the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve to study the Necons River. The so-called “ Public Access Assertion and Defense team “ is a group of roughly a dozen state workers who came to the federally managed Park to assert what the Dunleavy Administration believes are legal rights to land beneath the navigable waters of the river. As part of a renewed push to confirm ownership of land that Alask

Breaking News! The Graphite One Comment Period for the US Army Corp of Engineers Graphite One 404 permit has been extended to November 30 :  If you haven't commented or your organization hasn't helped spread the word to drive public comments, please do so! US Army Corps Public Notice Here The Army Corp of Engineers is rushing to permit a large graphite mine in at the base of the Sacred Kigluaik Mountain range at the heart of the biologically and culturally rich Imuruk Basin

The Center for American Progress just released a report entitled: “ The Trump Administration’s Expansive Push to Sell Out Public Lands to...

Alaska’s Public Lands at Risk: What You Need to Know Drying Salmon Along Kaltag River within the Central Yukon RMP The Central Yukon...

According to the National Council for Non-Profits: "Nonprofits exist to serve the public good - not partisan politics....

Citing " seasonal, logistical, and capital considerations ," Panther Minerals Inc. (PM) recently announced that it is abandoning an...

Take Action For Alaska Fish and Wildlife lifting d1 protections could impact critical Salmon habitat (Photo Credit: Dave McCoy)...

Take Back Alaska Waters A red sunset reflects off the Yukon River (Photo Credit: Josh Spice, NPS) Alaska Governor Asserts State Control...

(Photo Credit: Hal Shepherd) Background Record temperatures and mining proposals affect fish habitat in Norton Bay Watershed. In June...

Bering Sea Western Interior Resource Management Plan Response (Photo Credit: Hal Shepherd) Background and Introduction The Norton Bay...

Kigluak Mountain Range above Hot Springs Creek. Site of the Proposed Graphite One Mine. (Photo Credit: Hal Shepherd) Action Alert: Please comment on the Graphite One mining permit application by October 31 . For more information . Introduction The Norton Bay Watershed Council (NBWC) is working to protect tribal water and subsistence rights from mining activity in the Imuruk Basin watershed. The proposed Graphite One mine poses a serious threat to fish and wildlife, water qu

Tubutulik River with Darby Mountains in the background within the Kobuk-Seward Planning Area (Photo Credit: Hal) Introduction The Norton...

aftermath of Typhoon Merbok that struck the villages in the fall of 2022 Changing weather patterns in Alaska have already brought...

aftermath of Typhoon Merbok that struck the villages in the fall of 2022 Introduction As a result of climate change, Alaska Native...

Braided seal intestines dry in the sun on a rack at a subsistence camp. This is a traditional food that Inupiat people have eaten for a...

Caribou graze on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo Credit: USFWS) Introduction A Canadian based mining...

Photo Credit: Hal Shepherd Introduction In 2010, the Norton Bay Watershed Council (NBWC) and Native Villages of Elim, Koyuk, Unalakleet,...

Photo Credit: Hal Shepherd The Norton Bay Watershed Council has undertaken this project to address the Bureau of Ocean Energy...