Environment

Businesses for Bristol Bay issue a plea from Seattle: suspend permitting on Pebble Mine


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More than 200 businesses — including many in Washington state — are calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to suspend permitting for the controversial Pebble Mine project. The proposed mine would be located in the headwaters of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery, in Bristol Bay Alaska. The group, Businesses for Bristol Bay, released a letter with the demand at a press conference in Seattle, held outside Chef Tom Douglas’ Seatown Market Diner. They were there to make a point: that
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EnvironmentBy KNKX Public Radio