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The response to our petition on the Bristol Bay Pebble Mine has been tremendous -- already, 7,909 members of our community have spoken up and made clear that Bristol Bay’s wild salmon and the thousands of Washington jobs that depend on them need to be our top priority.
[Protect Bristol Bay Salmon - Sign The Petition!]
This is the sort of public outcry that gets noticed. And with the EPA currently holding public hearings and taking input from stakeholders across both Washington and Alaska, it’s sure to make a difference.
Thank you so much for signing my petition on the Pebble Mine. Now, can you help us reach 10,000 signatures by inviting your friends and family to join you?
Please share the petition by posting on Facebook, sharing on Twitter, or sending an email to your friends!
It’s hard to overstate the importance of the Bristol Bay ecosystem: it is home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon population, the largest king salmon run in Alaska, and almost one third of Alaska’s salmon population.
Thousands of Washingtonians make their living based on the fish that are caught in these waters, and we can’t do anything to threaten that.
But if the findings of the EPA’s draft Watershed Assessment hold up to further study, we could be looking at 55 to 87 miles of salmon streams blocked and 2,700 acres of wetlands lost if the Pebble Mine project is allowed to move forward. And that’s not to mention the chance of a toxic waste spill -- no matter how small -- into this pristine environment.
It is hard to fathom what this could mean for the fish populations and the thousands of Washingtonians who depend on them for jobs. We need to protect them.
Help us increase our impact: share my Bristol Bay petition on Facebook, Twitter, and Email!
Thanks so much for helping protect the world’s largest salmon fishery.
Sincerely,
Maria Cantwell
U.S. Senator