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Trump administration continues stance against Pebble copper and gold project
The U.S. Department of Justice is defending a Biden-era veto of the Pebble copper and gold project, saying the Environmental Protection Agency properly exercised its authority to prevent adverse impacts to a “globally significant” fishery in Bristol Bay. The Feb. 17 court filing by the Department of Justice continues the Trump administration’s opposition to the proposed mine, a departure from the president’s aggressive pro-development agenda that includes support of U.S. mineral production in Alaska. The Pebble project sits on state land about 200 miles southwest of Anchorage, near the headwaters of Bristol ... (full story)
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