Retired EPA ecologist Phil North resurfaced in the US last month for deposition in a lawsuit filed by the Pebble Mine. Pebble alleges EPA broke Federal Advisory Committee Act rules when it developed the Bristol Bay watershed assessment, and says North was at the center of the effort. Since retiring, North and his family have been traveling in New Zealand, Australia, and Indonesia, sort of, he says, leaving the past behind. Last week he sat for 10 hours of deposition, and has been subpoenaed to appear before a US House oversight committee when Congress reconvenes later this month. But whether Pebble found a silver bullet with EPA's once 'missing man' remains to be seen. KDLG's Dave Bendinger has more:
Retired EPA ecologist Phil North speaks out
