THE LINK: OCTOBER 2023 10 BY KATI CAPOZZI, TESSA AXELSON, KAREN MATTHIAS, DEANTHA SKIBINSKI, REBECCA LOGAN, ALICIA AMBERG AND LEILA KIMBRELL For more than a decade, there has been a lot written on these pages about the Pebble project and its interactions with the Environmental Protection Agency. Gov. Mike Dunleavy recently filed suit against the EPA over its actions to block the project and foreclose economic opportunity on nearly 200,000 acres of land owned by the state of Alaska. Some have questioned this litigation. It is important to outline the critical importance of this lawsuit and why so many in the business community care a great deal about it. To begin, the issue is about process and the rules of the game for making decisions about resource development in Alaska. Businesses make decisions about investing in Alaska and our economy for a variety of reasons but among the most important is whether there is a clear and fair process for a company to follow. OPINION: EPA’s Pebble action sets unfair precedent for Alaska Photo Courtesy Pebble Limited Partnership
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