Legal – Pebble Watch

DOJ officially defends EPA’s Final Determination

Mariah — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:07:27 +0000

A key priority for Northern Dynasty Minerals is to have EPA’s 2023 Final Determination – 404(c) “veto” – removed. It is currently in litigation with the EPA, seeking a summary judgement on the merits of its case rather than going to a full trial. On February 17, 2026, this litigation reached a significant milestone when the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its formal response brief to…

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No EPA settlement; court case likely to drag on

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Northern Dynasty Minerals’ shares rose at the prospect of a settlement between Northern Dynasty Minerals and the EPA, when recent court filings indicated that some members of the Trump administration were open to reconsidering the 2023 EPA action to restrict mining activity at the deposit. Northern Dynasty Minerals released a July 4 update quoting from the filing: “Agency officials remain open to…

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Northern Dynasty agrees to a 90-day pause in EPA lawsuit

admin — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

New EPA leadership wants time to review the case Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM) said it has agreed to a 90-day abeyance in its legal suit against the U.S. EPA. Ron Thiessen, NDM President and CEO said that the pause would give the new administration “time to familiarize themselves with the issues presented in this case and to decide how they wish to proceed.

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What to watch for in 2025

admin — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

As we head into a new year and a new administration, what should we be looking for in Pebble developments? Will a resource development-friendly administration affect Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (NDM) success in battling regulatory challenges? Will the economy chill – or invigorate – investor appetite for risky investments? There’s no clear answer to these questions, but there are a few…

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Lawsuits, legislation and finances: Pebble news roundup

admin — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In April 2024 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) reaffirmed that it wouldn’t issue a key permit for the Pebble project. The decision culminated a years-long appeals process that followed the Corps’ initial 2020 decision to deny developers a Clean Water Act (CWA) 404 permit. In January 2023, the EPA released a Final Determination imposing restrictions and prohibitions at the Pebble…

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Could Chevron decision affect Pebble mine?

admin — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled a longstanding precedent called “Chevron deference” that had given federal agencies a lot of authority for how they implemented complex laws like the Clean Water Act. The Court took this action in a case entitled Loper Bright in which the Court reviewed an interpretation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Northern Dynasty Minerals and State of Alaska sue over federal protections at Pebble deposit site

admin — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In March 2024, both Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM, owner of Pebble Limited Partnership) and the State of Alaska brought lawsuits against the federal government related to its 2023 decision to establish prohibitions/restrictions on certain mining activity near the Pebble mine deposit. Overturning EPA’s Final Determination NDM’s priority case, filed in Federal District Court in…

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Supreme Court won’t fast-track Pebble question

admin — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

State of Alaska and Northern Dynasty Minerals to fight EPA in federal district court On January 8, the Supreme Court indicated that it wouldn’t hear the State of Alaska’s bill of complaint challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s exercise of its Clean Water Act, Section 404(c) authority related to the Pebble project. The state’s request had been highly unusual…

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Army Corps again pushes back date for determining how it will respond to Pebble appeal review

admin — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In April 2024 the Alaska District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) was given a unique task: look over portions of its November 2020 denial of a Clean Water Act 404 permit that effectively stopped development of the Pebble prospect in Bristol Bay. Pebble developers had appealed that decision to the Pacific Ocean Division (POD) of the Corps, which determined that five of their…

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Pebble Watch News Roundup: June 2023

admin — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Financial Northern Dynasty’s financial situation has been questionable since major investors pulled out of its singular Pebble project years ago. It did sign on an unnamed private investor last summer, which invested $12 million and could invest up to $60 million for a share of silver and gold that could be produced at the deposit. However, the company’s most recent financials showed it…

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