"In a big win for #BristolBay, the Supreme Court has refused an appeal by #Alaska and Pebble Limited Partnership seeking to overturn the EPA’s veto of #PebbleMine
that was decided last January. the case, Alaska v United States, was a direct appeal to the high court , bypassing the lower courts. the decision was apparently unanimous, as there was no noted dissents in the decision. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/12/2217028/-Supreme-Court-upholds-EPA-s-block-of-Pebble-Mine?pm_campaign=trending&pm_source=sidebar&pm_medium=web
Supreme Court upholds EPA's block of Pebble Mine

In a big win for Bristol Bay, the Supreme Court has refused an appeal by Alaska and Pebble Limited Partnership seeking to overturn the EPA’s veto of Pebble Mine that was decided last January. the case, Alaska v United States, was a direct appeal to the...

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Frontline covers the battle over a copper and gold mine in Alaska in this documentary.

How do we balance the needs of the global economy with the needs of the local ecology? Can an open pit mine be environmentally safe?

#PebbleMine #Frontline #Economy #Ecology #Nature #Environment #Politics #Documentary

https://youtu.be/4NNlVrcthXI

The Battle Over 'Pebble Mine' in Alaska's Bristol Bay Region (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

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How U.S. Businesses Helped Halt the Pebble Mine Project

Activism from environmentalists and native tribes — buoyed by U.S. businesses and investors — paid off last month when the U.S. EPA issued a Final Determination on the embattled Pebble Mine project. So what's next for Alaska's Bristol Bay, and the businesses that supported it?

How U.S. Businesses Helped Halt the Pebble Mine Project

Activism from environmentalists and native tribes — buoyed by U.S. businesses and investors — paid off last month when the U.S. EPA issued a Final Determination on the embattled Pebble Mine project. So what's next for Alaska's Bristol Bay, and the businesses that supported it?

How U.S. Businesses Helped Halt the Pebble Mine Project

Activism from environmentalists and native tribes — buoyed by U.S. businesses and investors — paid off last month when the U.S. EPA issued a Final Determination on the embattled Pebble Mine project. So what's next for Alaska's Bristol Bay, and the businesses that supported it?

EPA blocks Alaska Pebble Mine in salmon-rich Bristol Bay region

The EPA announced it was blocking the Pebble Mine project in southwest Alaska after years of legal jousting and regulatory twists.

The Seattle Times
EPA Determines Proposed Pebble Mine Poses Unacceptable Adverse Effects on Bristol Bay Wild Fishery, Denies Permit

Defenders of Wildlife applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal today to deny a mining permit that would adversely affect the unrivaled natural resources of the Bristol Bay region, the world’s largest wild salmon fishery and habitat for the critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale.

Defenders of Wildlife
EPA vetoes Alaska mine to protect salmon in win for environmentalists

Move is a victory for the environment, economy and tribes of Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, and is ‘victory for science over politics’

The Guardian
EPA to issue long-awaited decision halting Pebble mine

The mine’s developer and the state of Alaska have previously threatened legal action to reverse a veto.

Anchorage Daily News
"Thousands of Alaskans and over a million Americans from across the political spectrum have called for protection of Bristol Bay's one-of-kind salmon resource from massive open pit mining and today, the EPA delivered." #PebbleMine #ClimateAction https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-pebble-mine
'A New Day for Bristol Bay' as EPA Blocks Pebble Mine in Alaska

Environmental advocates in Alaska and across the United States on Tuesday applauded what one Indigenous campaigner called "historic progress" in the fight to protect Bristol Bay's ecosystems from the developers of Pebble Mine, a proposed open-pit copper and gold mine that would have led to the dump

Common Dreams