[[link removed]]Dear John,
Rush your signature to the Trump Administration: Stop Pebble Mine!Amid a global pandemic, the Trump Administration is fast-tracking a mining
project that could wipe out some of the world’s last remaining wild salmon.
Pebble Mine threatens Alaska’s Bristol Bay with millions of gallons of water
loaded with lead, arsenic and other toxins. These poisons would harm the wild
salmon population and Indigenous communities in the region.
The Trump Administration should halt Pebble Mine’s permitting until the crisis
is over -- not try to sneak these projects through while the public’s attention
is elsewhere. You can still stop the Army Corps of Engineers from advancing this
project. Can we count on your support?
Help stop Pebble Mine: Tell the Army Corps of Engineers to protect Bristol Bay’s
environment and the community’s health.
It is inexcusable to endanger Bristol Bay’s pristine ecosystem or the health of
its communities -- especially in the face of local opposition to the project.
More than 65 percent of all Alaskans, 80 percent of Bristol Bay residents --
including Native people -- and more than 85 percent of commercial fishermen
strongly oppose Pebble Mine.
And it’s clear why -- The mine could generate more than 10 billion tons of
dangerous waste, wipe out 90 miles of salmon streams and pollute more than 5,000
acres of wetlands, ponds, and lakes. It would likely plummet the salmon
population -- catastrophically impacting local communities and the last great
wild sockeye salmon fishery.
During the coronavirus crisis, the Trump Administration should halt all
permitting and put more resources toward public health. Instead, the
administration is working daily to exploit this crisis for its polluter buddies.
We need you to convince the Army Corps of Engineers to stand up for Bristol
Bay’s cultural history, its people, and the surrounding ecosystem over mining
industry profits.
Act now: Tell the Army Corps of Engineers to put people over mining industry
profits!
Federal agencies and local Bristol Bay communities responsible for reviewing
this project are busy responding to a global pandemic. Yet both the Army Corps
and the mining company have said they expect mine approval to move forward this
year despite the public health emergency.
The administration is banking on the confusion in this national emergency to
distract from its corporate giveaways. Trump doesn’t want you to notice more
handouts to polluting industries.
But we’re paying attention, and together, we’ll keep fighting back. We can
pressure the Army Corps to protect Bristol Bay’s pristine environment and its
communities. But it will take everyone -- including you, Friend.
Help send 25,000 comments: Tell the Army Corps of Engineers to protect Bristol
Bay!
Standing with you,
Verner Wilson,
Senior oceans campaigner,
Friends of the Earth
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