The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Final Determination under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) that blocks the development of Northern Dynasty Mineral’s proposed Pebble copper and gold mining project in Alaska. The ruling prohibits certain waters in the South Fork Koktuli River and North Fork.
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The EPA is exercising its “veto authority” under section 404-c of the Clean Water Act to prohibit mining the Pebble deposit. It’s a move some Bristol Bay tribes have pushed the EPA to take for 13 years.