45 miles SW of the Cook Inlet lies the Chuitna River, a pristine watershed that is home to all five species of wild Pacific salmon. It is at the headwaters of this river that PacRim Coal proposes to build one of the largest open-pit coal mines in the country – a plan that WILL directly destroy nearly 14 miles of salmon stream in the 1st phase alone & discharge 7 million gallons of mine waste water into the river DAILY. This 1ST-of-its-kind proposal to coal mine directly through a wild salmon stream WILL set a precedent to leave salmon streams across Alaska at risk. PacRim’s proposal to strip mine directly through a salmon stream leaves Alaskans with a clear choice: Salmon or coal? - Join the fight to protect the future of salmon in Alaska by stopping this dangerous proposal.
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