Around Bristol Bay, Alaska, locals in the world's largest and healthiest wild sockeye salmon fishery worry that the proposed Pebble Mine would devastate the pristine region beyond repair.

But mining companies propose building a massive open-pit mine and accompanying infrastructure in the heart of the Bristol Bay region, dangerously close to these incredible national parks. The ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— A coalition of conservation organizations filed a motion today to intervene in a lawsuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision that protects Bristol Bay from ...

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They fear that the Pebble mine would destroy the fishery, largely by contaminating the water. The Pebble partners argue that extractive industry and wildlife can coexist and that the mine would ...

Iliamna Lake seals face serious and growing threats from large-scale mining operations and climate change. The Pebble Mine, a massive copper and gold mine proposed for the Iliamna Lake area, threatens ...