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Sockeye salmon race through the Alagnak River in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed. (Photo courtesy of Fish Eye Guy Photography)
Update May 20, 2024

Earthjustice Returns to Court to Protect Huge Win Against Proposed Pebble Mine

The proposed mine would destroy nearly 100 miles of fish stream habitat and 2,100 acres of wetlands, lakes, and ponds.
document May 17, 2024

Pebble Mine: Proposed Answer of Applicant Intervenor-Defendants

A coalition of 15 conservation groups, represented by Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Trustees for Alaska filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit to defend the U.S.…
Sockeye salmon race through the Alagnak River in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed. (Photo courtesy of Fish Eye Guy Photography)
feature May 17, 2024

Alaska’s Bristol Bay & The Pebble Mine

An open-pit mine threatened one of the last places on Earth where wild salmon still thrive. We will protect Bristol Bay, one of our world's surviving great ecosystems.
document May 17, 2024

Joint Motion to Intervene to Defend Bristol Bay Against the Pebble Mine

A coalition of 15 conservation groups, represented by Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Trustees for Alaska filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit to defend the U.S.…
The Bristol Bay area of Alaska, where the proposed Pebble Mine threatens both one of the largest salmon spawning grounds in the world and the way of life for an entire area. (Pat Clayton / Fish Eye Guy Photography)
Press Release May 17, 2024

Conservation Groups Defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Decision on the Proposed Pebble Mine

Earthjustice and NRDC join with Trustees for Alaska on behalf of 15 groups to defend Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble Mine
The Bristol Bay watershed. (Fish Eye Guy Photography)
Press Release July 26, 2023

Alaska Seeks to Overturn Hard-Won Victory Against Pebble Mine With Unorthodox Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court

Earthjustice reacts to legal filing seeking to overturn EPA determination vetoing the mine
document July 26, 2023

Motion for Leave to File Bill of Complaint – Pebble Mine

Alaska seeks to strike down an EPA determination issued in January 2023 to protect the Bristol Bay watershed under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
In the News: Alaska Public Media July 26, 2023

State asks U.S. Supreme Court to reverse EPA’s veto of Pebble Mine

Press Release: Victory January 31, 2023

EPA Issues Landmark Clean Water Act Decision Protecting Bristol Bay Watershed from Pebble Mine

EPA decision protects Bristol Bay waters from becoming a dumping ground for mine waste; effectively rebuffing the threat of Pebble Mine
document October 9, 2019

Legal Document: Groups Sue EPA For Gutting Protections And Clearing Path For Pebble Mine

Earthjustice, representing Earthworks, files a lawsuit charging the U.S. EPA with breaking the law when it withdrew a 2014 Proposed Determination setting out protections for Bristol Bay.
Sockeye salmon run in the Bristol Bay watershed. (Ben Knight / Trout Unlimited)
Press Release October 9, 2019

Groups Sue EPA For Gutting Protections And Clearing Path For Pebble Mine

Lawsuit charges EPA with unlawfully withdrawing proposed protections for Bristol Bay, Alaska
The Bristol Bay watershed is rich with salmon, wildlife and salmon-based Alaska Native cultures. It produces an enormous portion of the world’s sockeye salmon catch and possibly the world’s largest Chinook salmon runs. (Photo courtesy of Ben Knight / Trout Unlimited)
Article October 30, 2017

The Stories You Shared: Americans Give EPA An Earful On Pebble Mine

Save the quiet for the wilderness. In the public arena, we roar. During the recent comment period on protections for Bristol Bay, Earthjustice supporters spoke out in force against Pebble…
Sockeye salmon in Alaska's Bristol Bay. (Photo provided by Ben Knight / Trout Unlimited)
Press Release May 12, 2017

EPA Capitulates to Developers of Alaska’s Massive Proposed Pebble Mine

Trump administration enters settlement agreement clearing the way for a new permitting process
document September 26, 2014

ORDER: Judge Tosses Out Pebble Mine Company’s Lawsuit Against Environmental Protection Agency

The Bristol Bay watershed. (Photo courtesy of Robert Glenn Ketchum)
Press Release September 26, 2014

Judge Tosses Out Pebble Mine Company’s Lawsuit Against Environmental Protection Agency

Groups hail victory for the public’s right to weigh in on protection of Bristol Bay
Sockeye salmon in Alaska's Bristol Bay. (Photo provided by Ben Knight / Trout Unlimited)
Article July 21, 2014

Everything You Need To Know About The Pebble Mine

Earthjustice attorney Tom Waldo answers some basic questions and lays out the facts about Friday's big news on the Pebble mine in Alaska.
The Bristol Bay watershed is rich with salmon, wildlife and salmon-based Alaska Native cultures and is home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. (Photo provided by Ben Knight / Trout Unlimited)
Press Release May 22, 2014

Earthjustice Statement on Pebble Limited Partnership’s Lawsuit Over Unpopular Pebble Mine

Today, Pebble Limited Partnership filed suit against the EPA for public process to protect Bristol Bay from controversial mine
Brown bear walking the shore of a river in the Bristol Bay, AK region. (Iryna Harry / Shutterstock)
Article April 10, 2014

More Investors Pull Out of Maligned Pebble Mine

The unpopular Alaskan mine project meets obstacles.