AWA is part of a broad coalition that is working to stop the Pebble Mine. There’s been a major victory in protecting countless fish and wildlife species from potentially catastrophic effects of the proposed, and highly controversial Pebble Mine, a large open-pit gold and copper mine planned to be developed near the headwaters of Bristol Bay.

On Thanksgiving eve, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) denied the Pebble Limited Partnership’s application for a permit to develop the Pebble Mine for several reasons, including that the project plan does not comply with the requirements of the Clean Water Act and the project is not in the interest of the public.

While this is great news for wildlife, we’re not out of the woods yet. The decision can be reversed and the Pebble Limited Partnership’s CEO has indicated they plan to appeal the Corps of Engineers’ decision.

To ensure this potentially disastrous project is stopped for good, we need you to be a voice for wildlife by contacting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to urge them to use their “Veto Authority” under the Clean Water Act’s section 404(c) and determine that that the Pebble Mine’s use of wetlands for disposal “would have an unacceptable adverse impact on one or more of various resources, including fisheries, wildlife, municipal water supplies, or recreational areas.”