Army Corps of Engineers affirms denial of permit for Pebble Mine

The proposed Pebble Mine site, pictured in 2014. (Photo by Jason Sear/KDLG)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has upheld its denial of a permit for the proposed Pebble Mine, upstream from Bristol Bay.
The decision issued Monday is the latest in a long string of legal and administrative rulings against the project.
But opponents of the gold mine say their fight isn’t over.
“Pebble will not be over until we have federal legislation, basically saying Bristol Bay is protected fo