Pebble Mine Project

under review

The Pebble Mine project is a proposed large-scale copper, gold, and molybdenum mine located in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the headwaters of the world's largest sockeye salmon run. The project has faced significant controversy and opposition due to its potential environmental impacts, particularly on the salmon fishery. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden administration blocked the development of the mine, but the Trump administration is reconsidering this decision and negotiating a potential settlement to a lawsuit filed by the project's developer, Pebble Limited Partnership. A reversal of the EPA's veto could revive the project, although it still faces challenges such as the denial of a key wetlands permit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.