EPA opts not to delay controversial Alaska Pebble Mine for now

The move marks the latest chapter in a yearslong battle that has pitted a Canadian-owned mining company against commercial fishing operators, native Alaskans and conservationists determined to protect the economically critical sockeye salmon fishery in Bristol Bay.

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