– U.S. Environmental Protection Agency when proposing in 2014 to restrict development of the Pebble deposit in Alaska’s pristine Bristol Bay watershed. The Bristol
The Pebble Project is located in southwest Alaska. Northern Dynasty is 100% owner of the Pebble Partnership, which is advancing the worldclass Pebble deposit in Alaska towards
The proposed Pebble Mine has been a source of contention for years. Under former President Barack Obama, the EPA recommended restrictions that would
The Pebble company had proposed building an openpit copper and gold mine about 17 miles from Iliamna Lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied
The EPA determined that certain discharges associated with developing the Pebble mine would have “unacceptable adverse effects” on the salmon fishery in the
In a major reversal, the Trump administration has denied a permit for the massive Pebble Mine project in Alaska. The Army Corps of Engineers said it was
The EPA is expected to make a final decision this month on the controversial Pebble Mine in southwest Alaska. Many residents fear the proposed giant
The company seeking to develop Pebble Mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay has long promised that the controversial project would bring Alaska jobs,
The Pebble mine is located in permafrostfree terrain near Iliamna Lake in southwest Alaska, approximately 322km southwest of Anchorage and 97km west of Cook Inlet. The mine
A rare “veto” from the EPA effectively halted the proposed Pebble Mine after two decades of disputes. Anglers in Iliamna, Alaska, catch sockeye salmon. The
Aug 25 (Reuters) Alaska’s Pebble Mine project, one of the world’s largest copper and gold deposits, has been through a roller coaster of regulation over the past 13 years. The mine would, if
“This — I believe this will be the biggest environmental fight of this century for Alaska,” former Alaska State Senator Rick Halford, a Pebble mine opponent, told FRONTLINE in the 2012
The area where Pebble mine would be built, 320 km southwest of Anchorage, within the Bristol Bay watershed. The Biden administration banned the dumping of mining waste near Bristol Bay, Alaska
Since 2009, Bristol Bay Native Corporation has formally opposed the proposed Pebble mine at the headwaters of the Nushagak and Kvichak Rivers in Bristol Bay, Alaska. These rivers support the prolific
The company seeking to develop Pebble Mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay has long promised that the controversial project would bring Alaska jobs, economic growth and tax revenue.
Alaska Natives Lead a Unified Resistance to the Pebble Mine. The effort to stop a massive mine project in Bristol Bay, Alaska, has been a decadeslong fight for the region’s Indigenous People
The Pebble mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay got a new lease on life under the Trump administration. A decision on whether to permit the mine is expected later this year.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday issued its final decision denying a key water permit for the contentious Pebble Mine in Alaska, putting the project's future in doubt even as the
Pebble mine opponents rallied outside the Hotel Captain Cook on Aug. 21. This is an aerial view of a work camp in the area of the proposed Pebble Mine in Iliamna, Alaska, seen on August
In a major reversal, the Trump administration has denied a permit for the massive Pebble Mine project in Alaska. The Army Corps of Engineers said it was "contrary to the public interest."
The area where Pebble mine would be built, 320 km southwest of Anchorage, within the Bristol Bay watershed. The Biden administration banned the dumping of mining waste near Bristol Bay, Alaska
The initial Pebble Mine find touched off Alaska’s greatest goldrush frenzy since statehood, and by 2005 companies had staked thousands of claims across hundreds of square miles. Then, in 2007, the company announced the discovery of a second, much richer, section of the ore body, known as East Pebble, which could be mined
The Bristol Bay watershed in southwestern Alaska supports the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world, is home to 25 federally recognized tribal governments, and contains large mineral
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a decision Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, that would block plans for the proposed Pebble Mine, a copper and gold project in southwest Alaska. The Pebble deposit is near the headwaters of the Bristol Bay watershed, which supports a bounty of salmon “unrivaled anywhere in North America,"
The Pebble mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay got a new lease on life under the Trump administration. A decision on whether to permit the mine is expected later this year.
The proposed Pebble Mine site, pictured in 2014. (Photo by Jason SeKDLG) mining or nonmining, in any area of Alaska with wetlands and fishbearing streams,” he said. “My Administration
Building the Pebble gold mine in southwest Alaska would include the construction of a 270megawatt power plant and 165mile naturalgas pipeline, as well as an 82mile long road and large ponds
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) The Biden administration struck a blow to mining development in the Bristol Bay watershed Tuesday with the announcement of a final determination that works to protect wild salmon fisheries in the region, essentially stopping the development of the Pebble Mine. “Today’s final determination was — is — an
The federal government just shut down a proposed gold mine in Alaska after a decadelong fight because it would have hurt the ‘unrivaled’ salmon economy. A worker with the Pebble Mine project
EPA Won't Issue Permits Needed For Pebble Mine In Alaska. By Kurt Repanshek January 31st, 2023. More than two decades of battles over a copper and gold mine proposed to be built near Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska came to a halt as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has denied the backers' request to