| Col. Damon Delarosa, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Alaska, said in a statement that the agency would block Pebble Mine because it determined that the plan the Pebble Limited Partnership submitted to deal with the project's waste "does not comply with Clean Water Act guidelines and concluded that the proposed project is contrary to the public interest." While the Trump administration has pressed ahead to weaken environmental protections and expand energy development before the president's term ends in January, the upcoming mine decision represents a major win for environmentalists, fishing enthusiasts and native tribes. | 
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