Biden moves to bar mining waste in Alaska, blocking gold mine mining USA Alaska Pebble EPA environment salmon fisheries BristolBay NorthernDynasty
The Biden administration proposed a ban on waste disposal that would thwart a long-planned gold and copper mine in Alaska, citing the potential harm to the area’s thriving sockeye salmon industry.
The move represents the penultimate step in a Clean Water Act process that EPA Region 10 Administratorsaid would “help protect salmon fishery areas that support world-class commercial and recreational fisheries and that have sustained Alaska Native communities for thousands of years.”The proposed Pebble Mine has been a source of contention for years. Under former President, the EPA proposed restrictions that would rule out the project.
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