The Environmental Protection Agency has vetoed a controversial proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska over concerns of its potential impact on the Bristol Bay watershed, home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery.
The EPA said the region near the proposed project is home to 25 Alaska Native villages and communities and “is an area of unparalleled ecological value, with salmon diversity and productivity unrivaled anywhere in North America.”
The money from the easements will go to the Pedro Bay Corporation, an Alaska Native village corporation that. Pedro Bay Corporation shareholders are Alaska Natives who inhabit the eastern shore of Lake Iliamna in the Bristol Bay region and have a vested interest in not only the economic prosperity of the region but also in maintaining their cultural traditions.
However, the prospect of job opportunities and other economic benefits from Pebble Mine are not the only reason Pebble Limited Partnership said they want to mine there. Some of the metals that would be extracted from Pebble Mine
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