The public deserves a voice on the Palmer Project! 🗣
The Constantine-DOWA partnership is trying to inject their wastewater from mine exploration into the ground near-pristine tributaries of the Chilkat River. Recently, they submitted a permit application to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) with...Conservation Organizations Demand Public Process on Palmer Project Permit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2022 Haines, Alaska/Traditional lands of the Chilkoot and Chilkat people Contacts: Shannon Donahue, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council: 907-303-2327 Jessica Plachta, Lynn Canal Conservation: 907-766-2295 Guy Archibald, Rivers Without...Haines, thank you for speaking up to protect our home!
Recently, we’ve been asking you to weigh in with the Haines Borough Assembly and Planning Commission to voice your opposition to developing Lutak Dock into an industrial shipping facility. The biggest issue at hand has been pressure from the Yukon mines for an ore...Tonight! Tell the Assembly to Reject Lutak Dock Phase 3!
Last Thursday night, the Haines Borough Planning Commission voted to advance permitting for Phase 3 of the Lutak Dock development project to the Borough Assembly for approval. Tonight, the Assembly will vote on a resolution to move forward with Phases 1-3. This is...Clips From the March 24 Ports & Harbors Committee Tell the Real Story
As the Haines Borough barrels ahead to develop shipping facilities at Lutak Dock, they’ve been talking in-depth with the Yukon mining industry about how best to design Phase III and beyond to accommodate ore shipments, while simultaneously telling the community they...An ore transfer facility by any other name is still an ore terminal.
Recently I wrote asking you to tell the Haines Borough Planning Commission you oppose Phase 3 of the four-phase Lutak Dock development project, an elevated platform allowing ore and other industrial goods to be shipped through the Chilkat Valley and Lutak Inlet. Thank...Tell the Haines Borough we will not embrace an ore terminal!
On March 24, a group of Yukon mining industry representatives met with the Haines Ports and Harbors Committee and the Haines Chamber of Commerce to discuss their desire to ship ore through Lutak Inlet. They asked if our community will embrace them. This meeting...Baby Brown is Back: Stand up for Chilkat Valley old-growth!
The Baby Brown Bear timber sale is back on the table.