Xboundry: A Modern Day Goldrush
April 08, 2015
Rampant large-scale development projects in British Columbia threaten the headwaters of Southeast Alaska's prime salmon rivers.
An open-pit mining boom is underway in northern British Columbia, Canada. The massive size and location of the mines--at the headwaters of major salmon rivers that flow across the border into Alaska--has Alaskans concerned over pollution risks posed to their multi-billion dollar fishing and tourism industries. These concerns were heightened with the Aug 4, 2014 catastrophic tailings dam failure at nearby Mt. Polley Mine in B.C.'s Fraser River watershed.
Take action to help protect our rivers, jobs, and way of life, at salmonbeyondborders.org.
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