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EPA proposes restrictions in fight over Alaska mine

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced the proposed ban Wednesday morning. The company seeking to build the open-pit gold and copper mine has said it would enrich the region with good salaries and other income. The EPA action would be similar to the veto the Obama administration proposed in 2014.

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EPA proposes restrictions in fight over Alaska mine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing restrictions that would hinder plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay region, the latest in a long-running dispute over efforts by developers to advance a mine in a region known for its salmon runs.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

EPA proposes restrictions in fight over Alaska mine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing restrictions that would block plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region

2 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

EPA proposes protections for world’s biggest sockeye salmon fishery

The Biden administration’s decision to protect Bristol Bay deals a blow to a huge proposed gold and copper mine in southwest Alaska. The iconic sockeye salmon there has been a source of food for Alaska Natives for generations and today attracts big-spending fishing enthusiasts from around the world.

2 years ago

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KRDO

EPA proposes restrictions in fight over Alaska mine

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing restrictions that would hinder plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. It is the latest in a long-running dispute over efforts by developers to advance a mine in a region known for its salmon runs. The EPA says the proposal would bar the discharges of dredged or fill material into the waters of the U.S. within the mine site footprint proposed by …

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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KVIA

EPA proposes restrictions in fight over Alaska mine

2 years ago·Panama City, United States

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The Hill

EPA proposes protections for Alaska salmon fishery, in blow to proposed mine

The Biden administration is moving toward protections for a major sockeye salmon fishery in Alaska — at the expense of a proposed gold and copper mine. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pro…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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