Pebble Backers Unveil Smaller Project; Opponents Say it's a Sham
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Alaska Dispatch News] Alex DeMarban - October 6, 2017
The prospect is located near salmon-producing Bristol Bay headwaters, and the company has faced fierce opposition from critics who fear it will devastate the region's valuable salmon fishery.
Granted another chance by Trump administration, the backers of the Pebble copper and gold prospect on Wednesday unveiled a plan that they say is smaller than anything they've considered and addresses environmental criticisms about the project.
The plan will be filed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by the end of the year, part of the process to receive development permits from agencies, said Tom Collier, chief executive of ...
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