This Sept. 2011 aerial photo provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, shows the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska. (Joseph Ebersole/EPA via AP) Mere hours before he banged his gavel to ...

A new bill introduced on the last day of the Alaska Legislature's 2025 session would bar hard-rock metals mining in the Bristol Bay watershed.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 4, 2025 / Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX:NDM)(NYSE American:NAK) ("Northern ...

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said he fully supports his agency's decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska's salmon-rich Bristol Bay in a telephone ...

The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska ...

The nation's top environmental official said he fully supports his agency's decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska's salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has ...

But with a footprint over 300 square miles, environmental groups argued the mining project would essentially eradicate the Bristol Bay fishery, along with 3,500 acres of wetlands, ponds, and lakes.

In a monumental decision that was announced today, the Environmental Protection Agency issued safeguards for the Bristol Bay watershed under section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act. The federal agency’s ...

Business Environment Local News Northwest EPA blocks Alaska Pebble Mine in salmon-rich Bristol Bay region Jan. 31, 2023 at 5:00 am Updated Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:33 pm ...

News Business EPA bans disposal of mine waste in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay region Jan. 31, 2023 Updated Tue., Jan. 31, 2023 at 6:45 p.m. The Newhalen River flows into Lake Iliamna in ...