The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to block the proposed Pebble copper and gold mining project near Alaska's ecologically sensitive Bristol Bay watershed is 'unlawful' and hurts the state, said the top boss of the mining project.
Jan 31 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to block the proposed Pebble copper and gold mining project near Alaska's ecologically sensitive Bristol Bay watershed is "unlawful" and hurts the state, said the top boss of the mining project.
"This preemptive action against Pebble is not supported legally, technically, or environmentally," said John Shively, chief executive of Pebble LP, a unit of Northern Dynasty Minerals LtdHe also said U.S. President Joe Biden's strategy to secure minerals for green energy goals seems to be giving "passing support" to minerals such as lithium in the United States and seeking an "enormous supply of copper ... from other nations".
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