ALASKA/ENVIRONMENT/JOE BIDEN/SCOT PRUITT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Bristol Bay has been foundational to the way of life of Alaska Natives for countless generations… and is an economic powerhouse that supplies half of the world’s wild sockeye salmon. It is no place for a mine…
[A]fter former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt met with a mining executive behind closed doors, the Trump Administration reversed our thoughtful decision. Now, Alaskan culture, traditions, and jobs are on the line.”
-Joe Biden, “My Statement on Bristol Bay,” medium.com, Aug. 8, 2020