Trump's EPA Could Revive Controversial Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska
The Trump administration is reviving the hopes of the company behind the proposed Pebble Mine in southwest Alaska.
Vancouver, B.C.-based Northern Dynasty, the parent company of the Pebble Limited Partnership, says it’s in talks with the Environmental Protection Agency and hoping the agency will swiftly withdraw its veto of the project.
The proposed open-pit copper and gold mine would be upstream from Bristol Bay and is widely opposed in Dillingham and the region, where it is seen as a threat to the bay’s prolific salmon runs...
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