Halford said the state dallied on doing its own watershed impact test for years, explaining it needed a formal mine application to proceed. He said Pebble Limited Partnership has refused to do so because it would reveal an environmentally unfeasible plan.
“This is the first time I have ever opposed a mine, and it is because of this particular mine in this particular place,” Halford said. “I am not one who thinks all mining is bad. This is an exception, and it is an exception beyond all our imagination.”
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