Posted on 08/09/2019 9:30:52 PM PDT by Innovative
The Environmental Protection Agency told staff scientists that it was no longer opposing a controversial Alaska mining project that could devastate one of the world's most valuable wild salmon fisheries just one day after President Trump met with Alaska's governor, CNN has learned.
The EPA publicly announced the reversal July 30, but EPA staff sources tell CNN that they were informed of the decision a month earlier, during a hastily arranged video conference after Trump's meeting with Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The governor, a supporter of the project, emerged from that meeting saying the president assured him that he's "doing everything he can to work with us on our mining concerns."
The news came as a "total shock" to some top EPA scientists who were planning to oppose the project on environmental grounds, according to sources. Those sources asked to remain anonymous for fear of retribution.
The copper-and-gold mine planned near Bristol Bay, Alaska, known as Pebble Mine, was blocked by the Obama administration's EPA after scientists found that the mine would cause "complete loss of" the bay's fish habitat.
EPA insiders tell CNN that the timing of the agency's internal announcement suggests Trump was personally involved in the decision.
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The mine is more important.
I think I’d rather trust some Sarah Palin response to this issue, rather than CNN
It’s actually not but I’m sure the statement
that the mine would cause “complete loss of” the bay’s fish habitat...
is a lie.
And if it was true the fish habitat would be a serious consideration.
But the EPA has a track record of nonsensical decisions and thus I doubt it would cause “complete loss” of the fish habitat.
CNN has learned.
CNN will never learn.
CNN is now ATT.
“...a controversial Alaska mining project that COULD devastate...”
Then later...
“...WOULD devastate...”
Feh.
“that could” Vs. “will”
“will” wins
“that could” goes home ...wanting
“that Could” is BS lying conjecture every time it’s tried.
The EPA is another agency that needs to be gutted.
CNN is owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a division of AT&T’s WarnerMedia.
More winning.
EPA. The good folks who poisoned the Animas River in Colorado and turned it “Orange Man Bad.”
I agree in the cutting of the EPA. I remember this, and believe it. Trump said about maybe cuts in the future
I do believe if we can win the house senate and pres, with a strong freeper leader of the house we can do a whole lot of cutting. The Dept of education, energy and many other crap agencies need to be not just cut but closed down. Please give power back to the states where it belong anyways
I remember that, what ever became of the outcome
Next time I want to be lied to I’ll accept CNN as an outlet of truth....
what’s that mean?
The EPA claimed “sovereign immunity” and only ponied up a paltry $2.9 million (despite the damage being hundreds of millions, if not billions). People should’ve gone to prison for that. If that had been a mining company that did that, you know they’d have been put out of business.
those and others. look around what then did to mining
I wonder what it looks like today. Do they have fish returning?
“Trump said about maybe cuts in the future.”
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Even better, he’s moving parts of the EPA out to Fly Over Country.
I’ve read recent articles about EPArs crying and whining about retiring or just leaving the EPA period because they don’t want to make the move by Sept 1st.
Winning!
The EPA is another agency that needs to be gutted.
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It is being gutted. Reduced by about 1/3 so far since Trump took office.
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