Alaska Native group protects land coveted by Pebble Mine developers
Alaska Native group protects land coveted by Pebble Mine developers By The road to Pebble Mine is getting rougher. Pedro Bay Corp., a Native organization in Alaskaās Bristol Bay region, announced late last month that nearly 90 percent of its shareholders voted in favor of conservation easements for more than 44,000 of the corporationās 92,100 acres of land in southwest Alaska. The agreement would make the land off-limits to development, including Pebble Corp.ās proposed mining road. ļæ½...
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