NEWS: Rep. Gara Calls for Feds to Reconsider Ruling Endangering Wild Kenai River Kings, Rainbows and Dollies
January 26, 2015
JUNEAU - Last week, the Federal Subsistence Board, by a narrow vote, issued a ruling that threatens Alaska’s prized, world class wild king salmon, rainbow trout and dolly varden.
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NEWS: Rep. Gara Comments on EPA Bristol Bay Mining Impact Report
January 15, 2014
Today, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency issued its final assessment of the impact of mining in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska.
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Rep. Geran Tarr’s Economic Development Tour: Bristol Bay Sockeye Fishery
July 31, 2013
Hello –
We share a common vision for our economic future- a thriving, diversified Alaskan economy, with family wage jobs, and sustainable development, whether it be energy, food, or construction. I am taking time this interim to learn more about important industries that are contributing to our state by providing jobs to Alaskans and revenue to our state.
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NEWS: Legislators Comment on Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment
June 28, 2013
Governor should act, or EPA will have to
This week, Representative Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage) and Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment.
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NEWS: Representative Tarr Asks FDA to Consider Recent GM Salmon Study
June 12, 2013
Findings that GM salmon can breed with wild fish are alarming
Anchorage - Today Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) submitted a letter to the FDA asking them to take into consideration a recently published study from McGill University that shows that genetically modified salmon are capable of breeding with wild fish.
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