Battle Lines are Drawn: Dunleavy Administration Supports Pebble Mine Against BBRSDA
Alaska Governor Dunleavy has reversed the policy of two previous administrations of recognizing the authority of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) to engage in the public process of opposing the Pebble mine project at the headwaters of Bristol Bay.
The state filed an amicus brief in the lawsuit filed last month by six BBRSDA members against the regional seafood promotional group. The suit was paid for by Pebble Limited Partnership, the applicant for the mine permit, as a ‘gift’ to the plaintiffs, six Bristol Bay fishermen ...
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