Pebble mine wins procedural injunction against EPA; temporarily delaying 404c review
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Canada Newswire] Nov. 26, 2014
VANCOUVER, - Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. reports that U.S. Federal District Court for Alaska Judge H. Russell Holland has granted the Pebble Limited Partnership's request for a Preliminary Injunction in its litigation against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
"Although the decision is a procedural victory and does not resolve our claims that EPA pursued a biased and predetermined 404c veto initiative against Pebble by not complying with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act ("FACA"), the decision is important for several reasons," said Tom Collier, CEO of the Pebble Partnership.
"Specifically, the court has granted a Preliminary Injunction that blocks EPA from taking any further steps in the 404c regulatory process it has initiated at Pebble before Judge Holland is able to issue a final decision on the merits of our FACA case. We expect the case may take several months to complete. ...
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