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| Dear Friend, |
| We’re back in court to stop a multinational mining company from building a massive and disastrous mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. |
| Pebble Mine is a proposed open-pit copper, gold, and molybdenum mine that would generate 150 million tons of dangerous mining waste, wiping out nearly 100 miles of salmon stream habitat, and more than 2,100 acres of intertwined wetlands, ponds, and lakes. |
| In 2023, after fighting for years alongside Tribes, fishers, conservation groups, and Alaskans to defeat this mine, we celebrated a landmark victory that completely ended construction. But now, greedy mine operators are appealing this victory in an attempt to revive the project. |
| With your support, we are fighting back to stop it for good. |
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| When we say we see cases through until the end, this is what we mean: |
| On May 17, we joined coalition partners in filing a motion to intervene in this case to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2023 decision that determined mine construction could not proceed under the Clean Water Act. We know the Bristol Bay watershed is one of our planet’s greatest surviving ecosystems. The way of life and abundant future it supports is worth the fight. |
| Will you help us continue to take on this fight with a $2:$1 matched gift today? |
| Pebble Mine has loomed over the heart of pristine salmon spawning territory in Bristol Bay for decades. |
| It would put in jeopardy thousands of American jobs, a cultural tradition of subsistence dating back 10,000 years, and a robust fishing and tourism economy. |
| Despite continued strong opposition to the proposed Pebble Mine within the Bristol Bay region, across Alaska, and nationally, the mine’s developers — Pebble Limited Partnership and its parent company Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. — filed a lawsuit in March to try to overturn the EPA’s veto. The State of Alaska separately filed a lawsuit challenging the EPA’s decision in April, joining the mine’s developers against the wishes of Alaskans who oppose it. |
| The mine’s developers and the State are wasting time and the public’s money by trying to resurrect a failed project that should have never been proposed in the first place. But with the support of people like you, we’ll keep fighting until Bristol Bay is permanently protected. |
| Friend, our cases take years and sometimes decades to win. No matter how long it takes, we represent our clients for free. Your financial support is what allows us to tell our clients: Yes, we will be there for you, for our planet, and for our future, no matter how long it takes. Help us honor our commitment to our clients and partners with a donation today, and it will be matched $2:$1. |
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| Thank you for your ongoing partnership. |
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Sincerely,
Charisse Arce
Earthjustice Senior Attorney,
Alaska Office |
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