Biden Says He Would Stop Pebble Project
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has said that if he’s elected, his administration would stop the Pebble Mine Project in the Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska. While Alaska is not normally mentioned prominently in a presidential election, the Pebble Project in particular and resource development in the state in general is one clear place where Biden and current Republican President Donald Trump disagree strongly. The former vice president said the Bristol Bay salmon fishery is an economic powerhouse that should be given priority over mining and protected for Alaska Natives and fishermen. “It is no place for a mine,” he said in a statement to news media. “The Obama-Biden Administration reached that conclusion when we ran a rigorous, science-based process in 2014, and it is still true today.” The Trump administration and the Environmental Protection Agency have rolled back preemptive decisions under the Obama administration to halt the project in 2014. The Pebble Project received final EIS decision this summer and has reached a number of key milestones in 2020 toward begin work on the mine. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last month released a final environmental review of the project, potentially setting
the stage for the agency to issue a key permit for construction as early as this month. The agency could also reject the permit, or issue one with restrictions. Donald Trump Jr., who has fished in the Bristol Bay region, has said in a tweet that he opposes the mine prospect because the Bristol Bay region is “too unique and fragile” to put at risk. President Trump, who has consistently supported resource development in Alaska and has shepherded a number of key decisions favorable to Alaska miners, has said he’d listen to both sides of the argument. Biden has claimed that Trump has not listened to scientists and experts about the dangers of the mine. “Now, Alaskan culture, traditions, and jobs are on the line,” Biden said. “As president, I will do what President Trump has failed to do: listen to the scientists and experts to protect Bristol Bay — and all it offers to Alaska, our country, and the world.” The recently released Corps review found no issues with Pebble’s current plan, saying the mine “would not be expected to have a measurable effect on fish numbers and result in long-term changes to the health of the commercial fisheries in Bristol Bay.” Portions of this story were originally reported by the Associated Press
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