strike down a federal agency’s rejection of a proposed copper and gold mine

strike down a federal agency’s rejection of a proposed copper and gold mine

Source: Associated Press

7/27/2023

Credit: Joseph Ebersole/EPA via AP

The state of Alaska wants the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal agency's rejection of a proposed copper and gold mine in southwest Alaska's Bristol Bay region.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in January blocked the proposed Pebble Mine, citing concerns with potential impacts on a rich aquatic ecosystem that supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery. It was the 14th time in the roughly 50-year history of the federal Clean Water Act that the EPA flexed its powers to bar or restrict activities over their potential impacts on waters, including fisheries.

Salmon, Kokanee

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
3426	This Robot Mimics a Primitive Eel-Like Fish, Swims Like a Pro	autoevolution	2021-08-13	US
3427	Are Canadian fish being poisoned by radiation?	cosmosmagazine	2017-06-11	CA
3428	Fish falls from the sky in Lake Tapps	THE NEWS TRIBUNE	2017-06-02	US
3429	Oklahoma man’s invention makes fish hook removal safer	swtimes	2017-05-29	CA
3430	Pet fish dumping potential problem for Michigan waters	wwmt	2017-05-27	US
3431	Trio of women catch over 900 lionfish in two days	foxnews	2017-05-26	US
3432	This adorable underwater drone swims like a fish	bgr	2017-11-22	US
3433	Alaska captain hit with $1 million fine, six-month sentence for misreporting	nationalfisherman	2021-08-10	US
3434	COVID-19 threatened Alaska’s fishermen. Here's how they persevered	nationalgeographic	2021-08-10	US
3435	Warmer seas turn fish poop into a problem for coral reefs	Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara	2021-08-11	US
3436	Are underwater farms the future of food production?	timeslive	2017-07-27	ZA
3437	Washington may have to pay $2B to save salmon	kiro7	2015-06-22	US
3438	Illegal release of 6000 salmon costs farming company $150,000	stuff	2017-05-22	NZ
3439	Conservation celebrations: Why this tiny fish fingerling has scientists high-fiving	ABC Central West	2017-05-22	AU
3440	Extreme angler and Jeremy Wade’s Mighty Rivers presenter on ITV	thesun	2019-02-08	UK
3441	Marine patrol on Grand River results in charges and warnings	brantfordexpositor	2021-08-31	CA
3442	Three fishermen reel in 70 KILOGRAM bass groper fish	dailymail	2017-05-16	US
3443	Meet the ‘world’s sexiest angler’ who freedives up to 65ft underwater to spear and catch fish with her bare hands	thesun	2017-05-12	UK
3444	The fish that is being loved to death	bbc	2017-05-10	UK
3445	Md. woman lands ‘Fish of 10,000 Casts’ to set state record	wtop	2017-05-11	US
3446	A third of fish catches in worlds' oceans is unreported, claims Canadian report	mercopress	2017-05-08	UK
3447	Scientists have found parasites that 'drive' fish from inside their eyeballs	Business Insider Australia	2017-05-08	AU
3448	Possible charges pending after teen jumps into fish tank at Bass Pro Shops in Denver	thedenverchannel	2017-05-01	US
3449	Study indicates invasive fish could live in Lake Michigan	foxnews	2017-04-30	CA
3450	60 rare fish trapped off Mumbai coast since August 2016	hindustantimes	2017-04-19	IN

137 of [218 - pages.]