Fisheries panel hears transboundary mine concerns
Tribal leaders, scientists, fishermen and community members warned a legislative committee Wednesday of the consequences of a cross-border mining disaster.
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by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Oct 13, 2016 | Local News, Southeast Archive, Syndicated | 0
Tribal leaders, scientists, fishermen and community members warned a legislative committee Wednesday of the consequences of a cross-border mining disaster.
Read Moreby Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Sep 15, 2016 | Local News, Southeast Archive, Syndicated | 0
The company trying to reopen the controversial Tulsequah Chief Mine, upstream from Juneau, is being taken over by an investor. An environmental cleanup may be left to the British Columbia government.
Read Moreby Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Mar 14, 2016 | Local News, Southeast Archive, Syndicated | 0
Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal government is pressing for an intensive environmental analysis of the region’s health as part of a larger push for protection of transboundary rivers.
Read Moreby Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Nov 18, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated | 0
Alaska officials have drafted an agreement with British Columbia aimed at protecting transboundary waters.
Read Moreby Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Aug 25, 2015 | Local News, Southeast Archive, Syndicated | 0
British Columbia’s top mine official says the province needs to address pollution pouring out of the Tulsequah Chief Mine near Juneau.
Read Moreby Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Jul 28, 2015 | Local News, Southeast Archive, Syndicated | 0
Developers of a mine on a Taku River tributary have stopped work after an on-site protest by a British Columbia tribal government. The Taku enters the ocean near Juneau.
Read Moreby Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Jun 17, 2015 | Local News, Southeast Archive, Syndicated | 0
A new report from two environmental groups claims the proposed KSM gold and copper mine northeast of Ketchikan is too risky and too expensive to build.
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