AM Headlines — 6.24.09

Jerry Harmon, the surface general supervisor for the Kensington Mine, receives a hug from Rep. Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau, during a lunchtime rally on the steps of the Capitol in Juneau, Alaska, on Monday, after the Supreme Court upheld the government’s decision to issue permits to use Lower Slate Lake to hold mine tailings. The Supreme Court upheld a federal permit to dump waste from the Idaho-based Coeur d’Alene Mine Co.’s gold mine into Lower Slate Lake in the Tongass National Forest, even though all its fish would be killed. Environmentalists feared the ruling could weaken protection of other lakes, streams and waterways from mining waste. (AP Photo/The Juneau Empire, Michael Penn)

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• High going to 80s ahead of cold front /Mike Prager, SR
• Hayden woman still missing /SR
• Suspect in machete attack is brother of GU gunman /Meghann M. Cuniff, SR
• Hundreds appeal property tax assessments /Alecia Warren, Press
• Long-time NIC employee Johnson retires /Maureen Dolan, Press
• Supreme Court case shaping how LCDC does business /Tom Hasslinger, Press

Question: Do you support the decision by the Alaska Supreme Court to allow the Coeur d’Alene Mine Co. to dump pilings into a Tongass National Forest Lake?