B.C. Internal Audit Report: B.C. mining practices continue to endanger communities downstream

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B.C. Internal Audit Report: B.C. mining practices continue to endanger communities downstream

JUNEAU— An audit by British Columbia’s Mine Audits and Effectiveness Unit, an independent team in the provincial government’s Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, has revealed that the ministry is continuing to fail to protect communities and the environment — including in Alaska and other U.S. states — from the catastrophic risks associated […]

New study shows Army Corps downplayed risk of earthquakes at Pebble

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New study shows Army Corps downplayed risk of earthquakes at Pebble

  DILLINGHAM, AK ­– New analysis shows that the Pebble’s plan and environmental review does not adequately account for seismic risks at the proposed mine site, leaving the region’s fishery, communities and cultures exposed to significant devastation.   A peer-reviewed study by an international team of seismologists and geotechnical engineers details numerous problems with the […]