MINING Business will Win - Not Corrupt Politics Alaska Court Grants Motion to Add USACE to Existing EPA Complaint
On June 10, 2024, Northern Dynasty and PLP filed a motion for leave to file an amended complaint with the Court to reverse the USACE decision to deny the project a permit.
"In this decision the Court accepted our argument that the veto, to a large extent, was based on the USACE permit denial and therefore the cases are related and should be heard together," said Ron Thiessen, President and CEO of Northern Dynasty.
Mr. Thiessen continued, "The intent of this litigation is to put the permitting process for Pebble back on track, after it was derailed by wrongful actions taken by both EPA and the USACE, for political purposes. The Court's decision allows us to expose the flawed and interrelated actions by both agencies in one complaint. Combining these cases is more efficient in terms of time and expense than trying them separately, and we are pleased the Court has agreed with our position. In addition, we believe that critical evidence and testimony in the Administrative Appeal process will demonstrate the erroneous and political nature of the permit denial and subsequent EPA veto."