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U.S. EPA pushes ahead with plan to block Alaska copper mine

2014-07-19 00:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: U.S. environmental regulators laid out proposed protections for Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed on Friday that would effectively block the development of the Pebble deposit, which could be one of the world's largest copper mines. In a 214-page document posted to its website, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to restrict the use of certain waters in the region for disposal of dredged or fill material associated with mining the Pebble deposit. It is the latest step by the agency...

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EPA Blocks Giant Alaska Mine to Protect Bristol Bay Salmon

2014-07-18 20:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed regulations to protect one of the world's most valuable salmon fisheries, in Bristol Bay, Alaska, from the risks posed by a proposed open pit mine nearly as deep as the Grand Canyon and larger than Manhattan. This deposit of copper, gold and molybdenum is owned by Northern Dynasty Minerals based in Vancouver, Canada and the Pebble Limited Partnership, based in Anchorage, Alaska. It could become one of the largest open pit mines in the world...

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Bring it on: Alaska Airlines says there's lots more overhead bin space

2014-07-10 19:30:14| Airlines - Topix.net

Alaska Airlines said it's the first airline to use Boeing Co.' s new "Space Bins" on its 737-900ER planes, which will increase overhead storage on the plane by nearly 50 percent.

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Oddball rivers flow north through Alaska Range. Why?

2014-07-05 07:48:06| Railroads - Topix.net

Alaska's landscape has an unusual feature that allows us to enjoy cheap bananas in the Interior and other things that make life possible in the subarctic.

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