The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has recommended a transportation corridor that cuts through land owned by several Bristol Bay entities that refuse to grant Pebble access to their properties.
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Pebble offers to pay annual dividend to residents of Bristol Bay, hotbed of opposition to Pebble’s mine
Pebble Chief Executive Tom Collier says he wants to share the benefits of the mine with the region, even before the mine delivers its first load of ore.
In showdown with Army Corps of Engineers over Pebble Mine, EPA blinks
If the Army Corps grants the mine a permit, the EPA has the authority to veto it, but mine opponents say a new letter makes that look less likely.
Environmental watchdogs are raising alarms over Pebble and other projects. But is anyone listening?
Environmentalists say the Trump administration is taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to advance Pebble as well as other Alaska projects while the public and the press are distracted.
Pebble is proposing to offset its impacts to wetlands through sewer repairs
Offsetting a project’s potential impacts to wetlands usually means restoring or protecting wetlands that serve the same purpose as those being altered or destroyed by development. But Pebble is proposing to do something different.
Behind the scenes, Pebble leaned on Dunleavy, pleading for its survival
“Asking the governor to shill for them, right? It’s extraordinary,” Heimer said. “The governor is giving a sales pitch, on behalf of a foreign mining corporation.”
Corps won’t require more fieldwork for final Pebble mine report
The new timeline came out of six days of technical meetings with other agencies cooperating on the environmental review.
Pebble foes ‘appalled’ Dunleavy sent a letter the mining company wrote for him
Governor’s office says it’s common practice to get “briefing materials” on particular projects.
Dillingham woman is a semifinalist to name celestial bodies after rivers in Bristol Bay
Nushagak and Mulchatna could soon be a star and exoplanet 255 light-years away.
‘You’re not listening to the science’: Pebble Mine fight aired at US House hearing
Alaska Congressman Don Young made it clear he didn’t think much of the hearing. He said he’s neither for nor against the Pebble Mine, but he believes in science-based decision-making.