EPA's Pebble ruling is challenged; House Oversight Committee looks into ruling

摘要

A NEW REPORT FROM the House Oversight Committee accuses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of inappropriately blocking the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska. The report says the EPA knew its "preemptive veto" of the Pebble Bay project last year was "unprecedented," that it blocked the mining permit before reviewing petitions on the matter and that it improperly worked on the permit denial with mining opponents, The Hill reported.