“Today’s decision honors the legacy of Senator Alan Bates from southern Oregon who championed the rights of all Oregonians to clean, healthy waterways where iconic salmon and lamprey are protected from harmful mining practices.” “Democrats and Republicans in urban and rural Oregon worked to pass Senate Bill 3 to protect Oregon’s rivers and fisheries,” said Stacey Detwiler of Rogue Riverkeeper. This type of mining can trap and kill fish, smother critical spawning gravel for salmon, and stir up legacy mercury and other toxic metals from historic mining operations. Suction dredge mining is a type of recreational gold mining that uses gas-powered, floating dredges to suck up the bottoms of rivers. “This decision supports a growing effort in western states to protect clean water and wildlife for everyone.” “The court correctly ruled that states can protect water quality and wild fish from harmful motorized mining,” said Pete Frost with the Western Environmental Law Center. 3) to protect water quality and fish habitat across the state from damaging suction dredge mining. In 2017 Oregon passed the Suction Dredge Reform Bill ( S.B. PORTLAND, Ore.- The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld an Oregon law restricting motorized gold mining in sensitive salmon streams. Pete Frost, Western Environmental Law Center, (541) 485-2471 x 109, Detwiler, Rogue Riverkeeper, (541) 488-9831, Evans, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 844-7118, Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746, Upholds Oregon's Right to Protect Water, Fish From Destructive River Mining
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