Senators Ask British Columbia to Dedicate Efforts to Monitor Transboundary Water Quality WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate delegations of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Washington sent a letter to Premier John Horgan of British Columbia (B.C.) urging attention and action on key issues related to transboundary mining practices. The letter, led by Senator […]
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]UNEAU, AK – Tribal nations of Southeast Alaska have called on an international body to take action in preventing human rights violations related to the ability to practice their culture and maintain their livelihoods, stemming from six hard-rock mines in British Columbia. The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC), which represents 15 sovereign Tribal nations […]
Alaska fishermen are renewing their pursuit of State Department action to protect transboundary watersheds in Southeast Alaska from adverse affects of mining. Fishermen are calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to secure agreements with Canada to protect transboundary rivers and indemnify from loss those who could be harmed by mining activity along the border, […]
Juneau, AK (August 12, 2016) – Senior officials from the United States (US) Department of State and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) traveled to Southeast Alaska last week to meet with tribes and the State of Alaska on trans-boundary mining activities occurring in Canada. Serious concerns have been raised regarding the impact mining activities have on the […]