Pebble Mine

EPA invokes Clean Water Act in a step toward permanent protections for Bristol Bay

By Isabelle Ross • Sep 9, 2021

The announcement is the latest development in a policy flip-flop between presidential administrations that spans years. If finalized this time, it would provide long-term protections to the Bristol Bay waters.

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Dunleavy appeals permit denial for the proposed Pebble Mine

By Isabelle Ross & Rashah McChesney • Jan 8, 2021

The state’s Department of Law will file an administrative appeal with the federal government, according to a media release.

Class action lawsuit against Northern Dynasty claims company misled shareholders

By Isabelle Ross • Dec 14, 2020

The lawsuit holds that the company did not disclose to its investors that the proposed mine was contrary to Clean Water Act guidelines, and that it artificially inflated its stock prices by sharing misleading information.

Relief and disappointment as Bristol Bay reacts to Army Corps' Pebble permit denial

By Isabelle Ross • Dec 2, 2020

Pebble Mine has been stopped, likely for good. The debate around the mine has consumed Bristol Bay for more than a decade. Now the people who live here are coming to terms with the news.

Pebble could threaten the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale

By Tyler Thompson • Nov 16, 2020

Courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game

A new documentary provides a brief look at how the mine would operate in Cook Inlet — and conservationists in the region are raising concerns about adding yet another stressor to a disappearing whale population.

In the wake of Pebble Tapes, scrutiny for state involvement in wetlands mitigation plan

By Isabelle Ross • Oct 19, 2020

Alaska Department of Fish and Game staff

Pebble says it will meet the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deadline for a plan to offset damages to wetlands in the Koktuli River watershed, but the secretly-recorded "Pebble Tapes" have triggered additional scrutiny about the state’s apparent assistance with the plan.

Pebble CEO Tom Collier resigns

By Isabelle Ross • Sep 23, 2020

Northern Dynasty says Collier resigned because of his comments about Alaska’s elected leaders and federal regulators in Alaska. The calls were secretly recorded by an environmental group who had hired men to pose as potential investors.

Opponents buoyed, supporters unperturbed after Corps says Pebble can't be permitted as proposed

By Isabelle Ross • Aug 25, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says in a letter to the Pebble Limited Partnership that the company has to provide a new mitigation plan to receive a federal permit.

Why biologists fear Pebble could risk Bristol Bay salmon’s resilience

By Isabelle Ross • Jul 30, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the final environmental review of the proposed Pebble Mine at the end of a big year for Bristol Bay sockeye. Some scientists say the health of the sockeye run depends on genetic diversity, and that one piece of that diversity would be especially vulnerable if the mine is built.

A new transportation route for the proposed Pebble Mine faces backlash from land owners

By Tyler Thompson • Jun 19, 2020

The Army Corps of Engineers plans to release its final environmental review for the proposed Pebble Mine later this summer. Last month, the Corps changed which transportation corridor it recommends. The route cuts through land owned by several Bristol Bay entities that refuse to grant Pebble access to their properties.

Pebble is proposing to offset its impacts to wetlands through sewer repairs

By Isabelle Ross • Feb 25, 2020

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. Pebble is proposing to offset its impacts by repairing sewer systems in three communities near the site.