July 22, 2025 — A possible settlement agreement between the Trump administration and the Pebble copper and gold prospect in Southwest Alaska did not pan out, according to a recent filing in a federal court by Pebble Limited Partnership.
That means the legal case brought by Pebble against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues. Pebble is seeking to overturn the unusual 2023 decision by the agency, known as a veto, that stopped the project.
“Those discussions were productive but the parties did not reach a negotiated resolution,” said the status report from Pebble, filed Thursday.
Earlier this month, Northern Journal reported that EPA was negotiating a deal that could have ended the lawsuit between Pebble’s owner company and the federal agency.
Conservation groups characterized the lack of a settlement as a sign that the administration of President Donald Trump is standing by the agency’s decision, which was made under former President Joe Biden.
Pebble last week said in a statement that with no settlement reached, it is asking the court to set a briefing schedule for a summary judgment to have the EPA decision quickly withdrawn.