GEOLOGY WITH JEFF SIMPSON
  • Home
  • GLG101/103
  • GLG110/111
  • GLG280/281
  • GEONEWS
  • JEFF
  • Sustainable Building Project

Pebble Mine Permit Denied by Trump Administration

11/27/2020

0 Comments

 
The Trump administration on Wednesday denied a permit for a controversial gold and copper mine near the headwaters of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery in southwest Alaska.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said application to build the Pebble Mine was denied under both the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbors Act.  The corps said the discharge plan from the Pebble Limited Partnership did not comply with Clean Water Act guidelines.   The agency “concluded that the proposed project is contrary to the public interest...”  - High Country News

Picture
The Pebble Mine was proposed at the headwaters of the Bristol Bay where sockeye salmon migration can exceed 46 million fish annually.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Geo News

    I started a CGCC Facebook page in May of '20 to share geo-environmental news but had qualms about FB's issues with accuracy.  GeoNews is a response and at least a partial solution. sharing a few items from reliable sources each week.  

    Click the
    source link after the included text to read more.

    To respond thoughtfully or ask questions, click "Comments". 

    Contact Prof Jeff to share items.


    Archives

    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020


    Categories

    All
    Air Pollution
    Beaches
    Climate Change
    Earth's Interior
    Economics
    Energy
    EQ
    Erosion
    Fire
    Fossil Fuels
    Geologic History
    Meteorites
    Mining
    Oceans
    Plate Tectonics / EQ / Volc
    Pollution
    Population
    Recycling
    Renewable Energy
    Rivers
    Space Science
    Sustainability
    Volcanoes
    Waste
    Water


    RSS Feed

Site powered by Weebly. Managed by MacHighway
  • Home
  • GLG101/103
  • GLG110/111
  • GLG280/281
  • GEONEWS
  • JEFF
  • Sustainable Building Project