Alaska Mine Project Hits Roadblock on Environmental Concerns
- U.S. Army Corps sees ‘significant adverse effects’ on wetlands
- President’s son among recent critics of Pebble mine project
Pebble Mine project test drills stand in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma in 2007.
Photographer: Al Grillo/AP Photo
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Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. plunged as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the controversial Pebble mining project in Alaska cannot be permitted as currently proposed.
The project “would likely result in significant degradation of the environment and would likely result in significant adverse effects on the aquatic system or human environment,” according to a U.S. Army statement Monday. “Therefore, the Corps finds that the project, as currently proposed, cannot be permitted under section 404 of the Clean Water Act.”