Murkowski said she and her staff are still reviewing the EPA report

Profiles in courage.

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski said in a briefing with reporters that the state, and not the federal government, should decide the fate of the Pebble Mine.

Unlike her senate colleague Mark Begich, who now officially opposes the mine based on the EPA report, Murkowski opted to punt instead of staking out a position on whether Pebble should ever be built.

LINK (via: Anchorage Daily News)

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