Pebble Sues EPA to Revive Mining Project, Alaska Sues Feds for $700 Billion in Lost Future Revenue
Last Friday, Northern Dynasty, the parent company of the Pebble Limited Partnership, filed an appeal against the Environmental Protection Agency to overturn its decision to halt the gold and copper mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. The EPA issued its decision on January 30, 2023 invoking its authority under the Clean Water Act to veto the mining project on the grounds that it would cause “unacceptable, adverse” harm to the valuable Bristol Bay salmon fishery, the largest return of wild salmon ...
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