Northern Dynasty, EPA file joint motion to extend stay of proceedings

Canadian project developer Northern Dynasty Minerals on Tuesday said its Alaska-based subsidiary Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have filed a joint motion in federal court to extend a stay of proceedings in ongoing litigation under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to May 4, in the interest of resolving the matter. Northern Dynasty in November 2014 took the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to court over the EPA’s alleged violation of the FACA in advancing the EPA's Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment study and the subsequent pre-emptive veto process under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) of the company’s flagship Pebble copper/gold project, in south-western Alaska.