A proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed was vetoed by the EPA Tuesday, setting up a potential legal battle with the developer and the state.
The so-called “final determination” prevents Pebble Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of the Canadian firm Northern Dynasty Minerals, from using certain waters in the Bristol Bay watershed from being used as disposal sites for dredged or fill material from construction and routine operation of a mine plan put forward in a 2020 Clean Water Act permit application.
It would prohibits future proposals to construct a mine in the region that would result in similar adverse effects on the surrounding area.
