The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is poised to insist on additional mitigation measures at the Pebble Mine development in Alaska before allowing the project to proceed, according to a senior Trump administration official. The Army Corps plans to issue a letter Monday saying the mine would cause “significant degradation” and that its developers will need to take additional steps to protect the Bristol Bay area where the mine is located, the administration official said. The determination is one of the most severe demands the Army Corps can make, said Tom Collier, chief executive of the project owner, Pebble Limited Partnership, who said government officials have briefed him on the letter. Corps officials couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. Politico earlier reported that the Trump administration is planning to block the project.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 22, 2020 19:34 UTC