A battle over a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska may soon reach an end, as the Environmental Protection Agency weighs using its authority to veto the proposal.
it would bring economic opportunity to the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. However, the location of the mine and the infrastructure needed for it to become operational is the focus of a coalition of local Alaska Natives, fishermen and conservation groups concerned about the environmental impact it would have on the Bristol Bay watershed, which is home to the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery.
Pebble Limited Partnership said it will fight the EPA's decision, which it said will hurt the economic opportunity for local residents. In an unusual move shortly after the recommendation to veto the mine proposal, an Alaskan Native group sold land it owns near Pebble Mine for $20 million as "," which under Alaskan law prevents any future development at those sites. These easements would block the construction of a key transportation road that mine developers planned to build.
"The copper at Pebble could provide a critical metal necessary for the substantial increase in renewable sources of energy which require significant amounts of mined materials in order to meet the nation's stated goals for renewable energy," Mike Heatwole, a Pebble Limited Partnership spokesperson, told ABC News.
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