Pebble Watch

10/06/2023

In April 2024 the Alaska District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) was given a unique task: look over portions of its November 2020 denial of a Clean … Continued

04/21/2023

There are two upcoming opportunities to engage on permitting.

TODAY: Consider public testimony to the Alaska Senate Finance Committee regarding the State's interest in taking over Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting.

MONDAY, APRIL 24: Experts from a few different agencies will be available from 2-7 pm to discuss and answer questions about streambank restoration, wetlands, lakes, floodplains and air quality.

Get details for both in our post.

There are two opportunities for the public to learn more or give input on permitting that affects development projects in Alaska. Public testimony opportunity: Senate Finance Committee The State of … Continued

01/28/2022

EPA to move forward with a revised Proposed Determination by May 31, 2022.

On January 27, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intent to issue a revised version of a Clean Water Act 404(c) Proposed Determination regarding the Pebble deposit. EPA … Continued

11/19/2021

More than ten years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began the process of assessing the Bristol Bay Watershed to determine whether it should implement protections for the region … Continued

01/23/2021

The Pacific Ocean Division of the Corps of Engineers confirmed that it received requests to appeal the Pebble mine permit denial this week from both the Pebble Limited Partnership and the State of Alaska. It's the first time the state has appealed such a decision.

The Pacific Ocean Division (POD) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received requests for appeal from the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) and the State of Alaska, according to … Continued

01/05/2021

The Corps of Engineers has retired the website where it housed documents related to the Pebble permitting process. Pebble Watch has developed a new page where you can still access some of the relevant documents, like the Record of Decision and Final EIS.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has retired its public-facing website that provided access to documents and public comments related to Pebble Limited Partnership’s (PLP) 404 permit application. That permit … Continued

12/17/2020

Interested in the docs or public comments posted at the Corps of Engineers Pebble site, www.pebbleprojecteis.com? The Alaska District has confirmed that the site will come down at the end of this year since the official EIS process culminated on November 24 with release of the Record of Decision (ROD). The Corps is planning to make the final EIS and ROD documents available at a different site.

The documents library and other detailed information may not be migrated. This consists of nearly 300 RFIs (Request for Information) and more than 2000 supporting documents used during the development of the EIS.

12/09/2020

What's next for the Pebble project? Our article looks into the crystal ball.

If there’s one thing that’s certain about the Pebble project, it’s that nothing is certain. The project has engendered high interest, both for and against, for years. And its extreme … Continued

11/25/2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today issued a Record of Decision on the Pebble Limited Partnership’s (PLP) application to build a mine at the Pebble deposit in Bristol Bay. … Continued

11/25/2020

The Corps of Engineers has denied a key permit to the Pebble Partnership, saying that the project "does not comply with Clean Water Act guidelines and concluded that the proposed project is contrary to the public interest."

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the agency “determined that the applicant’s plan for the discharge of fill material does not comply with Clean Water Act guidelines.”

11/23/2020

Cook Inlet beluga whales are one of several marine mammals in a protected status under the Endangered Species Act, and they could be impacted by the proposed Pebble mine. NOAA Fisheries is currently developing a Biological Opinion on these marine mammals as part of formal consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Learn more in our fact sheet.

One Endangered Species in Profile—The Cook Inlet beluga whale Nine species of marine mammals, currently listed under the Endangered Species Act and under the jurisdiction of NOAA Fisheries, occur seasonally … Continued

11/20/2020

Besides the compensatory mitigation plan, the U.S. Corps of Engineers has to square away some other items before it will finalize a Record of Decision on the Pebble mine. That includes ongoing formal consultation with federal agencies related to the Endangered Species Act, which is not expected to be completed until mid-January 2021.

Since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published the Final EIS for the Pebble project in July, it has been working on all the items it needs to complete … Continued