Pebble Mine Permit Denied by Trump Administration

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

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