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EPA plans public meetings on Bristol Bay mine study

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning eight meetings in which to share information about, and gather public comment on, its draft watershed assessment for Bristol Bay.

Mine could hurt Alaska salmon, EPA warns

The federal Environmental Protection Agency says a failure of the huge Pebble mine, planned near the headwaters of one of the world's premier salmon fisheries, could wipe out or degrade rivers and streams in the region for decades.

EPA's Pebble / Bristol Bay assessment

EPA's Bristol Bay mining study upsets Alaska officials

Pebble mine developers earmark $107 million for permitting

A Canadian mining company eyeing development of a huge Alaska copper and gold deposit near one of the world's premier salmon fisheries said Tuesday that $107 million has been allocated to prepare the mine for permitting starting this year.

EPA's Bristol Bay mining study upsets Alaska officials

The Parnell administration is fighting a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study that looks at the potential impacts of mining on the world-class Bristol Bay salmon fishery. The watershed assessment is a direct response to concerns that have been raised about the Pebble Mine project.

Pebble mine opponents see environmental study as slanted

The group behind a massive copper and gold prospect near a premier Alaska salmon fishery has released what it calls "one of the most exhaustive environmental study programs" in U.S. mining history. But critics question the study process.

Pebble Project Environmental Baseline Document

Pebble mine developers aim for permitting process this year

An executive said the goal is to move toward permitting for a massive copper and gold prospect near the headwaters of Bristol Bay as early as this year.

Bill aimed at Pebble among 28 new legislative filings

Another 28 bills have been filed ahead of next week's legislative session start, including a measure that would require legislative approval for a project like the proposed Pebble Mine.

List of prefiled bills

Pebble opponent Gillam fined for flying candidates to villages

The Alaska Public Offices Commission is fining Pebble mine opponent Bob Gillam's private air service $25,500 for flying anti-Pebble candidates into villages to campaign and only charging them for fuel.

Plane rides provided by Pebble foe Gillam under APOC scrutiny

The Alaska Public Offices Commission is deciding if anti-Pebble mine financier Bob Gillam broke election law by having his planes fly a pair of Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly candidates to villages to campaign and just charging for fuel.

Borough wants suits on Pebble combined

The Lake and Peninsula Borough will seek to consolidate two court cases aimed at negating a ballot initiative that could stop the Pebble Mine.

Northern Dynasty CEO blasts anti-Pebble mine measure

An ordinance that could halt development of the Pebble gold and copper mine stems from "unconstitutional efforts of narrow self- interests" seeking to restrict development, a mining company official said.

State sues over anti-Pebble mine voter initiative

The state of Alaska on Friday sued to invalidate the results of a voter initiative that could stop a massive gold and copper mine near one of the world's premier salmon fisheries.

Pebble developers added $150,000 to anti-initiative push

The group promoting a mine project near the headwaters of Bristol Bay donated $150,000 to defeat an initiative aimed at Pebble Mine in the waning days of the election.

Work at Pebble prospect goes on despite initiative vote

Leaders of the group promoting a massive gold-and-copper prospect near Alaska's Bristol Bay said Tuesday they plan to press on with their work, despite passage of a ballot initiative aimed at stopping Pebble mine.

Anti-Pebble initiative approved by 34 votes

Anti-Pebble initiative approved by 34 votes

Lake and Peninsula Borough voters have approved by fewer than 40 votes a ballot initiative meant to sidetrack the massive Pebble mine prospect.

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Deadline passes for voting on initiative targeting Pebble

Tuesday marked the deadline for voting, but it will be nearly two weeks before Alaskans know the outcome of an initiative aimed at stopping the Pebble Mine project.

Western Alaskans vote Tuesday on measure targeting Pebble

Western Alaskans vote Tuesday on measure targeting Pebble

The battle over a copper and gold mine near one of the world's premier salmon fisheries is headed to the ballot Tuesday in a vote that has turned a normally quiet local election into a national environmental debate.

Pebble mine foe puts up $415,000 to fight prospect

An Anchorage businessman is bankrolling an initiative aimed at stopping the Pebble mine.

Judge sides with state in lawsuit targeting Pebble mine

Judge sides with state in lawsuit targeting Pebble mine

An Anchorage judge has sided with the state in a legal battle over the Pebble mine project, finding that regulators were not required to give public notice before issuing exploratory permits.

Spending ramps up as Pebble mine election nears

In just two weeks, fewer than a thousand voters in the remote Lake and Peninsula Borough could decide the fate of the gigantic Pebble mine prospect and sidetrack one of the most controversial development projects in Alaska history.