Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska commented on the peer review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s assessment of theBristol Bay watershed. The document summarizes the three-day peer review meeting in Anchorage in August.   “The peer review panel’s recommendations make it clear that the EPA has a lot of work left to do if the goal is to issue a scientifically-sound document,” Murkowski said. “I remain concerned that the agency has chosen to evaluate a hypothetical mine that does not reflect modern mining practices.”   An independent contractor facilitated the [...]