EPA may have dealt final ‘nail in the coffin’ to Alaska’s Pebble Mine
The Environmental Protection Agency has used a provision of the Clean Water Act to block the project, Pebble Mine, and similar operations from the Bristol …
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EPA Decision on Pebble Imminent
Bristol Bay and beyond is bracing for the EPA’s final decision on the Pebble Mine, which is expected in the next day or two. The …
Pebble dealt new body blow by Alaska Native groups and conservationists
An Alaska regional land trust and the top U.S. environmental nonprofit organization announced Thursday that they’d raised $20 million to purchase conservation easements near Bristol Bay, a …
Dunleavy vows to take on EPA over Pebble
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy is indicating that he will sue the EPA over its proposed veto of the Pebble Mine because this is state-owned land, …
EPA edges closer to banning Pebble
We’re getting close. Federal regulators are one step away from action that would protect the Bristol Bay watershed and crush the dreams of those who …
Pebble mine backers ‘tried to trick regulators’ over project’s size
Go figure. A report released by a U.S. House panel says backers of the Pebble project “tried to trick regulators by pretending to pursue a …
Both sides dig in as EPA’s final decision on Pebble nears
Environmental advocates, Alaska Natives, and commercial fishermen say they are at once confident and anxious as they wait for the EPA to announce a final …
Over Half a Million Back Call to ‘End the Threat of Pebble Mine
More than half a million people—including local conservation, fishing, and tribal leaders—voiced their opposition to mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay during a public comment period …
Northern Dynasty Minerals secures $60 million royalty deal for Pebble
Say what the f*&k!? Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) said today it will receive up to $60 million over the next two years from an …
Pebble mine supply camp a ‘near total loss’ in Southwest Alaska wildfire
Divine intervention? A supply camp that supported operations for the controversial Pebble Mine prospect in Southwest Alaska was destroyed by a wildfire last weekend. …