Pebble Mine project dealt new blow by conservationists and Alaska Native groups

An Alaska regional land trust and the top U.S. environmental nonprofit organization announced Thursday that they have raised $20 million to purchase conservation easements near Bristol Bay, a move that will restrict the development of the Pebble Mine …An Alaska regional land trust and the top U.S. environmental nonprofit organization announced Thursday that they have raised $20 million to purchase conservation easements near Bristol Bay, a move that will restrict the development of the Pebble Mine …