Army Corps of Engineers Denies Permit To Controversial Alaska Gold Mine
![The view beneath the wing of a float plane as it flies over the wetlands, streams and lakes of Bristol Bay, Alaska.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/11/25/gettyimages-1228198585_wide-ef9fa68400418c26cf881bb168f95e957cf84b27.jpg?s=600)
Fishermen and tribes have been fighting the mine proposal for a decade, fearing it would harm the wild sockeye salmon at the heart of the area's economy and culture.
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