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Pebble opponents cry foul over developer's scientific review

The group aiming to develop a giant copper and gold mine in the Bristol Bay area is vetting the scientific studies that underlie its work. But critics of the proposed Pebble mine are having little of it.

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Panelists to review science surrounding Pebble mine

The heated battle over the proposed Pebble mine in Southwest Alaska is shifting to science, with panels weighing in on corporate and federal government reports that have only added more fuel to the fight.
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Legal settlement with state could affect Pebble mine

Alaska's natural resources department will have to justify its rationale for designating land use in the Bristol Bay region years ago, a process that could have ramifications for the proposed Pebble mine.
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Pebble plans move to mine permitting within months

The group seeking to develop a large gold-and-copper prospect in the Bristol Bay region is on track to release a mine plan later this year or early next year.
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Team of scientists gather to critique EPA's mine study

A dozen experts in relevant fields are being paid to review the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's study of how a large mine would affect Bristol Bay's prized salmon runs.
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Georgia congressman questions mine study

A U.S. House subcommittee chairman has concerns with a federal study of the potential effects of mining in the Bristol Bay region.
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Georgia congressman raises concerns with EPA mine study

A U.S. House subcommittee chairman has concerns with a federal study of the potential effects of mining in the Bristol Bay region.
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Science panel hears debate over EPA's Pebble mine report

Twelve scientists began their evaluation of a federal study of a huge proposed mine and whether it can be developed in the Bristol Bay area without harming salmon.
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PBS 'Frontline' looks at Pebble mine battle

"Alaska Gold," a PBS documentary premiering tonight on "Frontline," got its start in a much-heralded 2008 indie documentary "Red Gold," which helped raise to national and international awareness the battle over the proposed Pebble mine in the Bristol Bay watershed. In 2007, the "Red Gold" ...
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Bristol Bay mining study gets support, criticism at hearing

Alaskans alternately thanked the Environmental Protection Agency or told its representatives to back off Monday night at a hearing on the agency's draft study of the effects of large-scale mining at the headwaters of Bristol Bay.
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Review panel selected for EPA mine study

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a 12-member peer review panel that will evaluate an agency draft study of the impacts of mining on the Bristol Bay region.