The state of Alaska is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to resurrect the proposed Pebble Mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay.
asked the Supreme Court
to repeal a January decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that in essence vetoed the mine. Pebble would be a massive open-pit copper and gold mine on state land. The deposit is located upstream from Bristol Bay, Alaska’s most productive sockeye salmon fishery. The company hoping to develop it, Pebble Limited Partnership, says their mine design would ensure contaminants don’t degrade the fishery.It’s asking the court to either toss the agency’s decision or order the government to compensate the state for the property.
A coalition of tribes, fishermen and conservation groups who have fought the mine say the state is engaging in legal antics to help the Pebble Partnership. “It’s a highly unusual legal move, and also a highly unpopular one,” said Earthjustice attorney Carole Holley, who noted the mine is particularly unpopular in Bristol Bay.
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