Congressional Hearing on EPA Actions Regarding the Pebble Mine
January 1, 2017
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The Frame
The hearing investigates whether the EPA followed proper regulatory procedures or acted with bias in its oversight of a major proposed mining project in Alaska, which impacts the project's viability and federal environmental policy.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Pebble Limited Partnership
The company is the developer of the proposed mine and is directly impacted by EPA regulatory decisions.
Environmental Protection Agency
The agency is the subject of congressional oversight regarding its regulatory actions on the mine.
Last recorded activity January 1, 2017.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on November 5, 2015, by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- The committee investigated claims that the EPA had a 'predetermined' outcome regarding the Pebble Mine project.
- Witnesses included former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, Charles Scheeler of DLA Piper, Pebble Limited Partnership CEO Tom Collier, and former Alaska Senate President Rick Halford.
- The hearing included two panels of testimony and a question-and-answer session.
- Additional materials were submitted for the record by Trout Unlimited and committee members.
Why It Matters
The hearing investigates whether the EPA followed proper regulatory procedures or acted with bias in its oversight of a major proposed mining project in Alaska, which impacts the project's viability and federal environmental policy.
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Congressional Oversight of EPA
The hearing demonstrates the use of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee to challenge EPA regulatory processes regarding large-scale resource extraction.
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