State's filing supports permitting process

The state of Alaska has filed a lawsuit defending its permitting process related to responsible resource development and the recent Lake & Peninsula Borough SOS Initiative.  The Pebble Partnership welcomes today’s action, recognizing the state’s significant interest in managing the development of its natural resources for the maximum benefit of all Alaskans as directed by the constitution.

From the outset, the Pebble Partnership believed that the Lake & Peninsula Borough Save Our Salmon initiative was poorly worded and legally invalid. Alaska’s robust and rigorous permitting system is designed to protect the state’s natural resource, therefore, it is understandable that the state would object to a poorly worded ballot measure that usurps its comprehensive permitting authority.

View the Pebble press release on this topic here.