Trump is all in on mining in Alaska. With one glaring exception: Pebble.

By: Max Graham, Northern Journal

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 806

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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For as long as Donald Trump has been president, he has been talking about unleashing Alaska’s natural resources and boosting mining across the state.

His administration’s lawyers, however, delivered an entirely different message in a new court filing about the controversial Pebble project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region.

After sending mixed signals last year, the Trump administration appears now to be firmly backing a Biden-era decision to veto Pebble, a huge proposed copper, gold and …

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