Alaskan Tribes Say Corps Issued Gold Mining Project Permit That Violates CWA, NEPA

( April 15, 2025, 1:04 PM EDT) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Three native Alaskan tribes are asking a federal judge to vacate a permit the U.S. Army Corps issued to a company planning a five-year gold mining project in the Bonanza Channel, alleging that they violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by failing to fully evaluate the environmental effects of the proposed project....