 VANCOUVER, BC ACCESSWIRE June 17, 2021 Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. TSX:NDMNYSE American:NAK Northern Dynasty or the Company said a majority decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit announced today in relation to a lawsuit brought by Trout Unlimited and other environmental groups against the US Environmental Protection Agency EPA, challenging the federal agencys July 2019 decision to withdraw its previously issued Proposed Determination with respect to Alaskas Pebble Project, means that the case must now be heard and judged on its merits by a federal district court in Alaska. 