E.P.A. Bans Disposal of Mine Waste in Bristol Bay, Blocking Pebble Mine Project The determination, made under the Clean Water Act, will protect a valuable wild salmon fishery and quashes a proposed mine project in the area.
E.P.A. to Block Pebble Mine Project in Alaska The E.P.A. said it would ban the disposal of mining waste in the Bristol Bay watershed, a decision that very likely means the end of the Pebble Mine project.