Northern Dynasty says EPA action ‘unlawful,’ likely to take legal action

Northern Dynasty Minerals and its 100%-owned U.S.-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership responded to today’s announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency of its issuance of a Final Determination, which is consistent with the Proposed Determination released in early December, 2022, with the following statement by John Shively, CEO of PLP: "Today’s action by the EPA to preemptively veto the proposed Pebble Project is unlawful and unprecedented. For well over a decade, we have argued that fair treatment under the rules and regulations of the U.S should be followed for Pebble or any other development project. Unfortunately, the Biden EPA continues to ignore fair and due process in favor of politics. This preemptive action against Pebble is not supported legally, technically, or environmentally. As such, the next step will likely be to take legal action to fight this injustice."