Local entities unite in opposition to IPOP, call for congressional intervention

The Nome Nugget

Local entities unite in opposition to IPOP, call for congressional intervention

By: Megan GannonSix local entities have signed a joint letter calling for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to overrule a “flawed” decision to award a mining permit to IPOP. The Nevada-based company was just given federal permission for a controversial project to dredge for gold in the Bonanza Channel near Solomon. The letter opposing IPOP was sent on Monday to the region’s state and national representatives, said Kirsten Timbers, president of …