Gallery: The Landscape at Risk If the Pebble Mine Moves Ahead

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By Yale Environment 360Jul 30, 2015, 8:20 am62 pts
The proposed Pebble Mine in southwestern Alaska is a project of almost unfathomable scale. If the copper- and gold-mining project proceeds, the mine would cover 28 square miles and require the construction of the world’s largest earthen dam — 700 feet high and several miles long — to hold back a…

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