Six Bristol Bay fishermen, funded by developers of the proposed Pebble mine, are suing the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) over its contracts with mine opponents SalmonState and United Tribes of Bristol Bay. In their complaint filed in Alaska Superior Court, BBRSDA members Trefim Andrew, Tim Anelon, Gary Nielsen, Henry Olympic, Abe […]
Former Rio Tinto permitting expert concludes that proposed mine is “almost certainly not economically feasible,” with an estimated strongly negative net present value of -$3 billion. Why has the Pebble Partnership (“Pebble”) so stubbornly refused to provide a financial assessment in support of its permit application for the embattled mine it proposes to build […]
Army Corps comment period inadequate for Pebble’s scope and complexity. Alaskans call on Murkowski, Sullivan and Young to take action Dillingham, AK – Federal regulators continue to ignore the requests of Bristol Bay Tribes, fishing organizations, State Legislators and the Alaska Delegation who have asked for an extension of the current comment period on […]
DILLINGHAM, AK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wednesday released its draft Environmental Impact Statement for Pebble’s plan to build a mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay. The draft EIS ignores the major impacts to the region’s people, fishery and economy. The USACE’s draft EIS should have thoroughly reviewed Pebble’s proposed plan, […]