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The Trump EPA’s history of helping the Pebble Mine:
Shortly after Trump took office, EPA and Northern Dynasty Minerals (the Canadian-based junior mining company backing the Pebble Mine) settled a lawsuit Northern Dynasty had brought against EPA, challenging its proposed determination.
The settlement was an undisguised gift to Pebble. A CNN expose broke the storybehind the timing of the settlement:
Less than an hour after meeting with Pebble CEO Tom Collier, then EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt directed his staff to reverse course on Bristol Bay. He had not been briefed on the EPA’s 2014 Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment or the science or rationale behind it. In fact, his staff was still putting together a briefing book for him.
Shortly after Trump took office, EPA and Northern Dynasty Minerals (the Canadian-based junior mining company backing the Pebble Mine) settled a lawsuit Northern Dynasty had brought against EPA, challenging its proposed determination.
The settlement was an undisguised gift to Pebble. A CNN expose broke the storybehind the timing of the settlement:
Less than an hour after meeting with Pebble CEO Tom Collier, then EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt directed his staff to reverse course on Bristol Bay. He had not been briefed on the EPA’s 2014 Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment or the science or rationale behind it. In fact, his staff was still putting together a briefing book for him.
