Native Alaskan Tribes Sue To Stop Giant Gold Mine

The Orutsararmiut Native Council, Organized Village of Kwethluk, and the Tuluksak Native Community have filed a lawsuit to stop a giant gold mine.

Three Alaska Native tribes, with the help of the environmental law firm Earthjustice, sued the federal government on Tuesday, seeking to block development of a large gold mine in Southwest Alaska.

In a 29-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court, they claim various federal agencies improperly permitted the Donlin Gold Mine. 

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