Congressman Don Young said he thinks the state should be the one deciding whether or not the mine goes forward.
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With new letter, Alaska GOP Gov. Dunleavy stands alone in Pebble’s defense
This week Gov. Dunleavy rejected calls to condemn Pebble and stop his administration’s work on it.
Sen. Sullivan says Pebble can’t shake his opposition to mine; pledges to ‘continue to monitor’
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says his newly proclaimed opposition to the Pebble Mine will endure, no matter how the company plans to compensate for the environmental damage the project would cause.
GOP House candidate Leslie Becker gets rocky reception at Metlakatla campaign stop
Becker refused to walk back the statements condemned as offensive stereotypes of Alaska Native communities — instead, she read them aloud inside the Metlakatla Longhouse.
Edgmon and Stutes ask Dunleavy to keep his distance from Pebble’s permit quest
Two legislative leaders wrote the governor Tuesday saying the state shouldn’t provide land for a mitigation plan that mine developers hope will win them a federal permit.
‘No Pebble Mine’: In tweets, Sullivan affirms opposition to Pebble
Sullivan’s tweets come after Pebble executives were caught on tape saying Sullivan was helping them by staying in a corner and keeping quiet.
In secret recordings, Pebble Mine execs say Donlin mine is too expensive to build
The executives said there might be a way for Donlin to reduce its costs if Donlin and Pebble were connected by a new, state-financed road and had access to a new, state-financed port.
Trump tweets about Pebble Mine in response to Fox News ad
The developers of the proposed Pebble Mine aired an ad on Fox News last night, and it seems to have hit home with one viewer in the White House.
Board of Fish nominees get chilly reception from commercial, subsistence groups
The timing of two of the appointments — along with the COVID-19 emergency — makes it possible that the appointees could set policy for Alaska’s commercial, sport and subsistence fisheries without first being confirmed by lawmakers.
Canadian developer asks for more time before starting open-pit mine upstream of Wrangell
The mine’s environmental assessment predates the Mount Polley disaster. If the extension is granted, the assessment would be 12 years old by the time the developer got started.