Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola introduced a bill on Wednesday that would codify a key determination by the Environmental Protection Agency on the environmental impacts of the proposed Pebble Mine.
If the bill is passed, the EPA decision that the Clean Water Act’s limitation on certain water discharges in the Bristol Bay watershed would stand up in the face of any future opposition by other administrations.
“Whole communities rely on Bristol Bay’s watershed for subsistence and as a deeply interwoven part of their social and cultural practices. In introducing this bill, we’re moving to protect our fisheries and streams, water supply, and the deep value that these waters have had to Alaska Natives who have relied on them for thousands of years.”
But Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan also do not support the project, which has been assailed by a large swath of Alaska’s population, including Alaska Native groups. “It is the product of more than a decade of rigorous scientific analysis and public comment, supported by a unified coalition of stakeholders from Alaska and beyond. Most important, the Final Determination provides the people of Bristol Bay with greater certainty that Pebble will never be built.”
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