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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency vetoed a proposed copper and gold mine in an Alaskan area coveted by mining interests to prevent potential impacts to its waters and fisheries
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has effectively vetoed a proposed copper and gold mine in a remote region of southwest Alaska that supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery. The move was heralded by Alaska Native tribes and environmentalists who have long fought the proposed Pebble Mine.