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.
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State now has an opportunity to veto Pebble Mine. Pebble foes aren’t getting their hopes up.
The state’s opportunity to veto the project rests with the Department of Environmental Conservation. Its commissioner used to lobby for the Pebble Mine.
Corps sets conditions for Pebble Mine that may be impossible to meet
“The Corps finds that the project, as currently proposed, cannot be permitted under section 404 of the Clean Water Act,” the U.S. Army said in an official statement.
No block: Pebble CEO says mine is still on track with federal permits
The Army Corps of Engineers issued new conditions for protecting wetlands and streams, but their letter does not prohibit the mine outright.
Joe Biden: Bristol Bay region is ‘no place for a mine’
Biden said he stands by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Obama-era proposal to block the project under the Clean Water Act.
Donald Trump Jr. tweets his opposition to Pebble Mine
Pebble opponents hope the tweets are trial balloons from the White House.
Why biologists fear Pebble could risk Bristol Bay salmon’s resilience
The mine would be built at the headwaters of the Koktuli River drainage, and it would eliminate about 20% of available habitat there, though the Corps says that does not necessarily represent fish habitat.
As Pebble closes in on federal permit, supporters and critics disagree on impacts
Opponents say the environmental impact statement does not address impacts on fish streams.
With permit for controversial mine nearly in hand, Pebble CEO says he’s sure opposition will soften
Native corporations that own land along the mine’s transportation corridor say they’ll never grant Pebble permission to use their property.
Pebble Mine will clear environmental review this week, but is the project ‘practicable’?
All signs suggest the Army Corps of Engineers is likely to approve the permit application for the gold and copper mine.