Biden Administration makes revised proposal to protect Bristol Bay watershed
The move could spell the end of efforts to build the controversial Pebble Mine.
May 25, 2022
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The Biden administration made a revised proposal on Wednesday to ban the disposal of mining waste in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed, dealing a potential death blow to the contentious Pebble Mine project that has been pursued for over a decade.
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