Biden Administration makes revised proposal to protect Bristol Bay watershed

The move could spell the end of efforts to build the controversial Pebble Mine.

By Ruhi Soni, Reuters 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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