After 65 years of waiting, an acid waste-generating abandoned mine in the Taku River watershed may finally be cleaned up.

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After 65 years of waiting, an acid waste-generating abandoned mine in the Taku River watershed may finally be cleaned up.

JUNEAU—The Tulsequah Chief Mine, located near the confluence of the Tulsequah and Taku Rivers in British Columbia, has long been a source of acid mine contamination as well as frustration for those downstream in Alaska. The former gold mine, which ceased operation in 1957, has been a political and legal football for decades. In mid-August, […]

Alaska and British Columbia Seek to Improve Protection of Transboundary Waters

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Alaska and British Columbia Seek to Improve Protection of Transboundary Waters

JUNEAU –  For the first time in more than twenty years, government officials with the State of Alaska and British Columbia spent this week meeting face-to-face with Alaska tribes, Southeast municipalities, fishermen, legislators, mining industry and environmental organization representatives to build relationships and discuss the long-term protection of transboundary waters, principally the Taku, Stikine and […]