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2:38 When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  denied the Pebble Limited Partnership a federal permit to develop a mine under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, it surprised people on both sides of the issue. “I was ecstatic. I was elated. I was so happy to hear that it was finally over,” said Billy Trefon Jr.  from Nondalton, one of the villages closest to where the mine would have been built. To the south, in Iliamna, Lisa Reimers, the CEO of Iliamna Development Corporation, said people feel hopeless. Well, we feel like it was — we were lied to by the Army Corps because they said poli...

Bristol Bay reacts to Pebble permit denial December 11th, 2020 |   When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week denied the Pebble Limited Partnership a federal permit to develop a mine under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, it surprised people on both sides of the issue. "I was ecstatic. I was elated. I was so happy to hear that it was finally over," said Billy Trefon, Jr. from Nondalton, one of the villages closest to where the mine would have been built. To the south, in Iliamna, Lisa Reimers, the CEO of Iliamna Development Corporation, said people feel hopeless.

Trump administration denies permit for Pebble mine December 3rd, 2020 |     The Trump administration on Wednesday rejected a permit for the controversial Pebble copper and gold mine in Southwest Alaska. The decision could be a fatal blow for the long-sought, roller-coaster effort to build the giant project near the world's largest wild sockeye salmon fishery in Bristol Bay. The mine developers plan to appeal the decision back to federal regulators, but with the opposition of President-elect Joe Biden and many others, the project's days may be limited. Pebble opponents, including Sen. ...