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Bristol Bay groups will sue EPA over Pebble Mine actions

The 40-page to-be-filed legal complaint alleges that the US Environmental Protection Agency's decision to withdraw Clean Water Act protections violated federal laws

By Jason Smith | Oct. 8, 2019 19:02 BST
Representatives from the Bristol Bay Native Association, the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, United Tribes of Bristol Bay, the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association and the Bristol Bay Reserve Association announce their plan to sue the Environmental Protection Agency outside of a federal courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska. Photograph by Jason Smith.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Five groups active in fishing Bristol Bay, the prolific salmon fishery in the US state of Alaska, say they will sue the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its decision to withdraw protections implemented in 2014 under the Clean Water Act that could have posed a hurdle to the proposed Pebble Mine development [...]

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