AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMining Permit: A federal judge ruled that the Army Corps acted arbitrarily and violated federal environmental laws when it approved IPOP’s proposed Bonanza Channel gold mine, which could affect 160 acres of estuary waters and habitat. The court ordered further briefings. Conservation Funding: Three Alaska projects will share more than $10 million for forest and salmon-habitat restoration, wildfire-risk reduction, and protection of farmland. Arctic Shipping: Greenland’s parliament has directed its government to ban ships from discharging scrubber wastewater in its waters, starting in 2027 for open-loop systems and 2029 for closed-loop systems. The move could spur cleaner shipping rules elsewhere in the Arctic.
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