National Public Radio: In southwest Alaska, officials are counting votes on a controversial initiative to stop an open-pit copper and gold mine. If passed, the initiative could stop the developers from getting permits they need to start digging at Pebble Mine. The mine's location, near the spawning grounds for the largest sockeye salmon runs in the world, worries conservation groups, commercial fishermen and sport fishers. ...
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Pebble Mine Development Polarizes Alaska
Posted by National Public Radio: Daysha Eaton on October 17th, 2011
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