Today marks a significant step forward in the effort to safeguard the water, salmon, and communities of Bristol Bay, Alaska. 

The U.S. government will continue to defend Bristol Bay’s safeguards in court. In 2024, Pebble Limited Partnership sued the U.S. government seeking to overturn the safeguards currently blocking Pebble Mine. Trout Unlimited and others intervened in the lawsuit to help uphold them. That case has been making its way through the courts ever since. 
 
There was a brief pause in the case to allow agency officials under the Trump Administration to be briefed and decide how they wish to proceed. Yesterday, a court filing revealed that the Trump Administration rejected a settlement proposal from the Pebble Limited Partnership and will continue to defend the safeguards. 
  
“We’re glad the Administration has rejected Pebble Limited Partnership’s settlement proposal and is moving forward with this case. It’s past time to put this ill-conceived project in the rear-view mirror,” said Nelli Williams, Trout Unlimited’s Alaska Director. “Both the Army Corps of Engineers permit denial and the EPA decision to safeguard Bristol Bay’s $2.2 billion powerhouse fishery, and 15,000 American jobs are supported by a robust record, tens of thousands of hunters and anglers and the majority of Americans.” 

“Today’s news is another step forward in the twenty-year struggle to prevent the proposed Pebble Mine from permanently destroying extensive salmon habitat in Bristol Bay. A foreign owned mine, that is staunchly opposed by the majority of Americans, has no place in the headwaters of our state’s most prolific wild salmon fishery, said Nanci-Morris Lyon, owner of Bear Trail Lodge. “Northern Dynasty Minerals continues to drag out their widely rejected mine plan at the expense of Bristol Bay’s businesses and people, who rely on this $2.2 billion fishery and the 15,000 jobs it supports. I’m grateful to see the Trump Administration rejecting a settlement agreement with them.”

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