EPA Should Vet Pebble Mine Through NEPA,Not Veto Preemptively, Pebble Limited Says

摘要

The Pebble Limited Partnership called on the Environmental Protection Agency to stop its review process that could lead to a preemptive veto of the company's proposed large open-pit gold and copper mine in southwest Alaska. Tom Collier, the chief executive officer of the partnership that is owned by Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., said in an April 29 letter to EPA Region 10 Administrator Dennis McLerran that the EPA's decision to invoke its veto authority under Clean Water Act Section 404(c) is a prime example of government overreach.