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August 2017
Protesters gather as Pebble Advisory Committee convenes
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This week the Pebble Advisory Committee met face to face for the first time in Anchorage to learn more about developer plans for the copper-gold-molybdenum mining prospect located in Bristol Bay, Alaska. During the multi-day meeting, participants got an update on ongoing environmental studies, a preview of the mine plan, and a tour of the deposit site … Continued
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June 2017
Does new AES partnership give PLP the funding it needs?
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Pebble Limited Partnership recently announced that it had contracted with AES Regulatory and Technical Services to “lead a collaborative business development planning initiative to include Alaska Native village corporations with land holdings near the Pebble Project site, and who have had contract relationships with PLP in the past.” Last week a Pebble Watch reader asked … Continued
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June 2017
News Roundup: June 2017
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We regularly compile news related to the proposed Pebble mine. Recent items range from Alaska Supreme Court legal findings to outreach efforts by the United Tribes of Bristol Bay. Legal Law 360 reports on the resolution of a court case tied to the 2014 ballot initiative, Bristol Bay Forever, which requires state legislators to approve … Continued
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May 2017
News Roundup: May 26, 2017
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Recent news related to the development of the proposed Pebble mine includes reports of a new advisory committee that Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) has created, outlook for Northern Dynasty Minerals stock, and a proposed citizen’s initiative that seeks greater protections for salmon habitat. Pebble seats new advisory committee of supporters, skeptics and experts – KDLG, … Continued
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May 2017
Can Pebble begin permitting in 2017?
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Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), which owns 100% of the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP), has signaled investors that it is serious about moving forward with beginning the process of permitting the Pebble mine this year. Its goals for 2017 include the “Three Rs”: resolve litigation with EPA, re-partner, and re-position itself in the public debate by … Continued
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May 2017
EPA and PLP reach settlement terms
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it had reached settlement terms with the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) over litigation PLP had brought against the agency in 2014. That litigation focused on the EPA’s decision to apply the sparingly-used 404(c) process to limit development at the Pebble deposit site in Bristol Bay in order … Continued
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May 2017
Exploratory permitting case still in deliberation
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Alaska Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth is currently deliberating the case of Nunamta Aulukestai versus the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources and the Pebble Limited Partnership, which pertains to exploration permits granted to developers for study of the proposed Pebble mine area. The suit was brought against the State in July 2009 by … Continued
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February 2017
Pebble Watch News Roundup: February 7, 2017
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Developers of the proposed Pebble mine predict permits will be filed in 2017. Meanwhile, a renewal of an existing permit is delayed, and a bill is introduced that would require additional state legislative approval for large-scale mining in the Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve.
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