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Alaska judge refuses EPA request to throw out Pebble mine lawsuit

By Steve Quinn JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A federal judge has rejected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s request to dismiss a lawsuit by the Pebble Limited Partnership mining company that accuses the agency of acting improperly in trying to block a large copper and gold project. The ruling made on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Russel Holland allowed part of the company’s lawsuit to go forward alleging the EPA violated

Why new EPA report is unlikely to settle fracking debate

A new, comprehensive government report on the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing is unlikely to settle the debate over the safety of the process, as both supporters and opponents say the report’s conclusions support their views. The 998-page report from the US Environmental Protection Agency investigated allegations that the hydraulic fracturing method – commonly referred to as fracking – can contaminate local drinking water resources. The method – in which