EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy expressed skepticism about whether the planned Pebble Mine in Alaska can operate without affecting the natural resources of the Bristol Bay area. "It's not understandable to us at this point based on the information we have that the mine can proceed without impacting precious natural resources," McCarthy said May 2 at the annual meeting of the National Wildlife Federation in Baltimore. McCarthy defended the agency's decision to invoke Section 404 (c) of the Clean Water Act to consider preemptively blocking the dredge-and-fill permit for the proposed large-scale, open-pit copper and gold mine. She was asked how the agency planned to respond to an April 30 letter sent by the Pebble Limited Partnership stating the agency's use of Section 404(c) was an example of "government overreach" (45 ER 1329, 5/2/14).
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机译：环保局局长吉娜·麦卡锡（Gina McCarthy）对计划中的阿拉斯加卵石矿能否在不影响布里斯托尔湾地区自然资源的情况下表示怀疑。麦卡锡在5月2日于巴尔的摩举行的国家野生动物联盟年度会议上说：“根据我们掌握的信息，目前我们无法理解该矿的开采过程，而不会影响宝贵的自然资源。”麦卡锡为该机构援引《清洁水法》第404（c）节的决定进行了辩护，认为该考虑要考虑提前阻止拟建的大型露天铜金矿的挖泥和填充许可证。她被问到该机构计划如何回应Pebble Limited Partnership在4月30日发出的一封信，该信称该机构对404（c）节的使用是“政府超支”的一个例子（45 ER 1329，5 / 2/14）。
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