Army Corps says no to gold mine in Bristol Bay

WASHINGTON » The Trump administration on Wednesday denied a key permit for a massive gold and copper mine in Alaska, striking a devastating blow to a project opposed by an unlikely coalition that includes the president’s son and other prominent Republicans, as well as conservationists, commercial fishermen and Alaska Natives. In a statement, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska Commander Col. Damon Delarosa said that a plan to deal with waste from the PebbleMine “does not comply withCleanWater Act guidelines,” and that “the proposed project is contrary to the public interest.” Trump officials had allowed the company to apply for a permit even though the Obama administration denied a permit in 2014.