Water Quality
Alaska Water Quality Standards
Alaska’s Water Quality Standards are not what they should be. One glaring issue is the use of an irresponsibly low Fish Consumption Rate under the Human Health Criteria used to determine these standards. The State of Alaska uses a rate of just 6.5 grams per day, when we know and the State of Alaska knows Alaskans eat a lot more fish — and shellfish and marine mammals and the list goes on. Water Quality Standards that don’t reflect real consumption rates is a risk to Alaskans’ health. The State of Alaska needs to up its standards using sound science and data. Another issue with the Human Health Criteria? The Cancer Risk Rate is set at 1 in 100,000 — we want to see it set to 1 in 1,000,000, which is not only more in line with national standards, it’s also what’s best for Alaskans.
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EPA requires new Alaska water quality standards for health of fish loving Alaskans
Response to a 2015 SEACC petition acknowledges Alaskans’ high fish consumption rates and disproportionate health impacts Great news for people who love fish — we got a response from the EPA about a petition we filed way back in 2015 saying they’re requiring Alaska to...
Comment: Take 30 seconds to request an extension on the Palmer Project 5-Year PoO comment period
How long does it take you to read a 300-page novel? Now, how long do you think it would take to read 294 pages of a mine's 5-year operating plan? OK, you don't really have to answer that — we can tell you now that two weeks to read the Palmer Project's 5-year Plan of...
More than 105,000 gallons of mine waste spilled at Kensington Mine
Reports of more than 105,000 gallons of mine waste spilling from a ruptured tailings pipeline at Coeur Alaska Kensington Mine in late January hit the news yesterday.While Coeur Alaska claims the spilled tailings are geochemically inert and “pose no long-term impacts...