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The proposed site for Alaska’s Pebble mine, at the headwaters of the rivers that empty into Bristol Bay. Credit:Northern Dynasty Minerals , the developer of the proposed Pebble copper and gold mine in southwest Alaska, has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeking to overturn the agency’s veto of the project.
“This is just another example of gross EPA overreach of the powers granted to it by Congress,” said Ron Thiessen, Northern Dynasty’s president and CEO, in a statement.The Bristol Bay watershed in southwestern Alaska supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery and is known for its large mineral resources. The watershed also provides habitats for 29 species of fish, more than 190 birds and dozens of mammals, according to the EPA.
The developer also filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Thursday alleging the veto amounted to an unconstitutional taking of its property in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s 5th Amendment, which says that private property can’t be taken for public use without compensation, in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C.
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