On today’s Midday Report with host Jared Griffin: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has upheld its denial of a permit for the proposed Pebble Mine, upstream from Bristol Bay. A national environmental nonprofit named the Kobuk River among America s most endangered rivers. And a fish passage restoration project will soon benefit the Kenai Peninsula salmon population.
Photo: The word Kobuk means “Big River” in the local native language. Photo George Wuerthner