EPA Didn't Respect the Rules When Shutting Down Pepple
http://www.mining.com/epad-didnt-respect-the-rules-when-shutting-down-pebble-mine-report/
"Former Defence Secretary William S. Cohen, (whose firm) was hired by Pebble Partnership, released his study today. He worried that EPA's actions could make future mine development potentially prohibitive."
Right, potentially the worlds largest concentration of metals on earth (at Big Chuck and Pebble), and it's perhaps locked away for generations.