Locals dismayed as Trump's EPA gives new life to controversial Alaska mine
by Oliver Milman and agencies from on (#2P8DH)
- Pebble Ltd Partnership allowed to seek permit to build mine near Bristol Bay
- Environmental activists say gold and copper mine threatens local community
Further legal battles and protesters "standing in front of bulldozers" could be in store in Alaska, after the Trump administration on Friday settled a lawsuit over the proposed development of a massive gold and copper mine at the headwaters of one of the state's main salmon fisheries.
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