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FILE - Workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma, on July 13, 2007. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a decision Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, that would block plans for the proposed Pebble Mine, a copper and gold project in southwest Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)Washington Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell called the EPA's action "the final nail in the coffin for the Pebble Mine" and the culmination of a hard fought battle.
Originally published at The Associated Press