Proposed open-pit copper, gold, and molybdenum mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay, owned by Northern Dynasty Minerals through the Pebble Limited Partnership. The EPA issued a Clean Water Act Section 404(c) determination in 2023 effectively blocking development; subsequent administrations have litigated and re-litigated that determination. Among the most-contested mining proposals in U.S. history.
Pebble vs. EPA hits Anchorage federal court Thursday. The salmon, the State of Alaska, and a major mineral deposit all want a say.
