"We also want policymakers inside the Beltway to see the faces of people whose lives, culture and livelihoods will be forever changed if foreign mining companies are allowed to develop Pebble Mine and its 10 billion tons of waste," NRDC attorney Taryn Kiekow said.
For its part, last week Pebble LP sent an action alert urging supporters to also submit comments to EPA. The mining partnership, worried about a possible pre-emptive veto of key permits, wants the agency to scrap its review.
The Alaska Resource Development Council noted that other Native Alaska groups, business groups and state officials "have opposed the EPA assessment until there is a formal permit application to properly evaluate the project and a thorough environmental impact statement is completed."
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