But it won't Andi.  No one wants to see salmon killed by waste from Pebble.  People who know that whole region like the back of their hands have shown that even IF there was an accident , it wouldn't reach the salmon grounds.  Pebble won't be built if it can't prove it can be done safely . The project at least deserves a chance to try and get the permits to build it. Think of how bad unemployment is in that region. Pebble is the only hope they have for the future . The biggest anti-Pebble people are only fighting it so they can keep that area as their personal playground and make money off those outsiders they fly in to use that area.  They don't care in the least about all those who have no jobs or hope for the future--unlike what you have been lead to believe .  There is zero doubt that area will be mined sooner or later---and we need the jobs now.  We aren't choosing between fishing and mining---we can have both and everyone wins. The pipeline has proven it can be done. Have faith .