"Pebble Mine"

The president’s announcement is being celebrated in Dillingham.

The process allows the EPA to restrict or prohibit projects that could have adverse effects on fishery areas.

Pebble alleges EPA’s work with Trout Unlimited, Natural Resources Defense Council, the Bristol Bay Native Corporation, and others dating to at least 2008 has been anything but objective and open to the public.

Both candidates for House District 33 on next week’s general election ballot are new to campaigning.

Questions have been raised about when the Legislature would get involved in approving a large-scale mine in the Bristol Bay region if a ballot initiative passes this November. The initiative says in addition to permits, a final authorization would be needed from the Legislature for any large-scale metallic sulfide mining operation within the watershed of…

Five hours of public testimony in Anchorage saw 100 people signed up to speak on the proposed limits to the Pebble Mine project.