National Wildlife Federation: Mining in British Columbia Threatens Transboundary Watersheds, Wildlife, and Indigenous Communities
December 09, 2022
December 09, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022:
British Columbia's plan to double the number of large-scale metal mines in the province threatens transboundary rivers that flow from Canada into Alaska, Washington, Idaho, and Montana and will negatively impact fish, wildlife, and downstream Indigenous communities. A delegation of Indigenous Tribes, Aboriginal First Nations, and conservation leaders met with members of Congress . . .
British Columbia's plan to double the number of large-scale metal mines in the province threatens transboundary rivers that flow from Canada into Alaska, Washington, Idaho, and Montana and will negatively impact fish, wildlife, and downstream Indigenous communities. A delegation of Indigenous Tribes, Aboriginal First Nations, and conservation leaders met with members of Congress . . .