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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: Victory January 31, 2023

A Huge Win for Alaska’s Salmon: EPA Says No to Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay

The decision is an important step in preserving Bristol Bay and its residents’ way of life.

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

Sockeye salmon race through the Alagnak River in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed.
(Photo courtesy of Fish Eye Guy Photography)
feature January 31, 2023

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 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 Mine. Here's what they had to say.

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

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.

Thousands of male walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) sunbathing together in Bristol Bay.
(Hal Brindley / Shutterstock)
Press Release February 28, 2014

Earthjustice Statement on EPA Clean Water Act Enforcement to Protect Bristol Bay from Pebble Mine Project

Careful examination of impacts to world’s largest salmon “factory” may halt huge copper mine project

The Bristol Bay watershed is home to the largest sockeye salmon run in the world.
(Photo provided by Ben Knight / Trout Unlimited)
case January 15, 2014

Protecting the Bristol Bay Watershed from Pebble Mine

The Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska is an area rich with salmon, wildlife and salmon-based Alaska Native cultures and is home to the largest sockeye salmon run in the world. A large-scale gold and copper mine, called the Pebble Mine, has been proposed for the area. Between 24 and 94 miles of streams would be…

The Bristol Bay watershed is home to the largest sockeye salmon run in the world.
(Photo provided by Ben Knight / Trout Unlimited)
Press Release January 15, 2014

Earthjustice Welcomes EPA’s Bristol Bay Assessment

Large-scale study describes harmful impacts of proposed Pebble Mine project

Document January 1, 2014

EPA Report, Jan 2014, An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska

This initial assessment released by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2014 concluded the Pebble Mine could have unacceptable impacts on the Bristol Bay watershed.

Press Release September 16, 2013

Mining Company Pulls Out of Controversial Alaskan Gold and Copper Mine Project

London-based company cites high risks in hotly opposed project