Pebble Mine Critics Welcome 'Surprise' EPA Revival Of CWA Veto Proposal

摘要

Environmentalists opposed to the planned Pebble Mine in Alaska are welcoming EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's decision to reinstate an Obama-era proposed "veto" of the project due to its environmental harms, a "surprise" move because Pmitt had previously withdrawn the veto under a settlement agreement with the mine developer. There is likely to be a long wait before the agency makes its ultimate decision on whether to follow through on the revived proposal and block or harshly restrict the mine's construction, because the 2017 settlement bars EPA from enacting any restriction for up to four years.