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Matt Faubion/Alaska Public MediaThe EPA has vetoed mining at the Pebble deposit in southwest Alaska, exercising a rarely-used power under the Clean Water Act to ban and restrict the discharge of mining materials in waters around the site. -
Jason Sear/KDLGThe EPA is exercising its “veto authority” under section 404-c of the Clean Water Act to prohibit mining the Pebble deposit. It’s a move some Bristol Bay tribes have pushed the EPA to take for 13 years.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue its final decision on the mine at the end of January. -
The Environmental Protection Agency has recommended a ban on mining activities in the area around the Pebble deposit. People across Bristol Bay are now waiting for a final decision on the future of the controversial copper and gold prospect.
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In late July, Northern Dynasty Minerals received $12 million from a new, unnamed investor. This would seem to be an unusual time for a big investment, since the proposed Pebble Mine has faced significant setbacks recently.
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The Upper Talarik fire caused significant damage to a Pebble Mine supply camp, about 17 miles from the village of Iliamna.
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The Environmental Protection Agency last month moved to restrict mining of the Pebble deposit. The EPA will host public hearings both virtually and in-person in Dillingham on June 16 and in Newhalen on June 17. People can submit written comments on the proposal through July 5. Anyone who wants to testify can register ahead of time at epa.gov/bristolbay or on site.
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The agency's proposal is a step toward permanently blocking development of the proposed open-pit mine in Bristol Bay's watershed.
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced the proposed ban Wednesday morning, using its authority under a section of the Clean Water Act called 404(c). It’s the “veto” of Pebble that fishermen and tribes in the Bristol Bay region have requested for years.
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The EPA is expected to take the next step in the veto process against Pebble this month. A coalition of mine opponents traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to ask the Environmental Protection Agency to permanently protect Bristol Bay against Pebble and other mines like it.
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The EPA says it still has reason to believe that the discharge of materials from the proposed mine could lead to “unacceptable adverse effects on important fishery areas.” But the decision to revise its proposed determination prolongs the veto process.
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In wake of a recent revival of a tool of the Clean Water Act that could permanently block projects like Pebble from being developed in Bristol Bay, the…
