Voices of the Peninsula: Do the right thing for our salmon habitat

08/12/13 - 4:03pm

Last week, the Parnell Administration ruled a wild salmon stream in Cook Inlet was “suitable” for large-scale coal strip mining.

You read that right. In response to a petition from local Alaskans looking to protect salmon habitat from the proposed Chuitna coal strip mine, the Parnell Administration said “no.” This wasn’t an attempt to stop the coal mine; it simply asked the Governor to prevent mining through salmon streams. For most Alaskans, that’s a no-brainer.

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