By Mark Thiessen Associated Press ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (AP) — A proposed gold and copper mine at the headwaters of the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery in Alaska would cause 'unavoidable adverse impacts,' the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a letter to the developer released Monday. The corps is giving Pebble Limited Partnership 90 days to come up with a mitigation plan for thousands of acres and nearly 200 miles of streams to secure a key federal permit to proceed. Once filed, the corps said it will decide if the plan for Pebble Mine is sufficient, David Hobbie, the […]
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