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Trump says to be ‘no politics’ in Alaska mine project review – Reuters UK

By Reuters Staff
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said there would be no politics in the review process of Alaskas Pebble Mine project which has previously been opposed by prominent Republicans and environmentalists who say it would damage wetlands and popular fishing sites.
Dont worry, wonderful & beautiful Alaska, there will be NO POLITICS in the Pebble Mine Review Process. I will do what is right for Alaska and our great Country!!!, Trump said in a tweet late on Wednesday.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency that regulates the development and dredging of wetlands, had last month placed an additional hurdle in front of the project to mine copper and gold, giving developers 90 days to explain how they would offset concerns about the environment.
Pebble Limited Partnership, the projects owner, at that time said it would satisfy the request for additional mitigation and that it would submit a plan within weeks.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not respond to a request for comment on the tweet from Trump.
The Trump administration in July proposed approving a permit for the mine near a salmon fishery, boosting the project the administration of former President Barack Obama tried to block on environmental grounds.
But a prominent group of Republicans, including Trumps son Donald Trump Jr., have publicly voiced opposition, saying the mine would destroy areas where they enjoy fishing and hunting.read more

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