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We need to prevent mining pollution from creating a problem in the first place
The Boundary Waters Treaty between the U.S. and Canada calls for International Joint Commission (IJC) engagement to safeguard water...
Will Patric
May 23, 20241 min read


A Call to Engage the International Joint Commission
Earlier this month, the Anchorage Daily News published a strong Taku and transboundary watershed conservation op-ed by Juneau resident...
Rivers Without Borders
Mar 23, 20241 min read


The Globe & Mail and The Narwhal Investigate BC's Mining Problem
Over many months, The Globe and Mail and The Narwhal prepared an extensive investigation into the legacy of inadequate mining policy in...
Rivers Without Borders
Feb 28, 20241 min read


Alaska Legislators Send Clear Message to BC
Rivers Without Borders wants 2024 to be the year we see significant, no turning back progress by British Columbia to finally get...
Will Patric
Jan 12, 20241 min read


Updated white paper on the KSM mine development
Rivers Without Borders continues to track the KSM mine development threat looming over the southern Alaska – British Columbia transboundary region. Our white paper was recently updated relative to the evolving nature of the huge and controversial mine proposal including its new emphasis on gold production rather than strategic metals as is currently being promoted. We intend to continue monitoring the project and revising this paper as changes in the proposal dictate.
Brian Lynch
Oct 17, 20231 min read


A small but important victory for the Chilkat Valley watershed
In an important partial win for Chilkat conservation, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a decision on an...
admin49492
Aug 23, 20231 min read


Clean up Tulsequah Chief mine to protect salmon and their habitat
As British Columbia government continues to only very slowly move in the right direction toward getting Tulsequah Chief pollution of the...
admin49492
Jul 5, 20231 min read


Guest Commentary: The pollution continues at Tulsequah Chief mine
The Petersburg Pilot published a 5/4/23 editorial that summarizes the situation with the Taku watershed’s Tulsequah Chief mine. British...
Rivers Without Borders
May 5, 20234 min read


Press release: Chilkat and Klehini Rivers Named Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2023
With potential mining targeting its headwaters, southeast Alaska’s Chilkat has made the American “Most Endangered Rivers” list for 2023. ...
Rivers Without Borders
Apr 18, 20234 min read


Opinion: Building cross-border trust means cleaning up the Tulsequah Chief
A Rivers Without Borders editorial in the Juneau Empire calls on Alaska officials to step up pressure on British Columbia to get moving...
Rivers Without Borders
Apr 4, 20231 min read


Big news for the Taku
The Taku River Tlingit First Nation has come out with a very strong conservation declaration for the Taku, as announced in the 1/20/23...
Will Patric
Jan 29, 20231 min read


Press release: Chilkat mining exploration appeal
Rivers Without Borders, Takshanuk Watershed Council, Lynn Canal Conservation, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, and Audubon Alaska...
Rivers Without Borders
Nov 10, 20221 min read


Defending the Chilkat
On September 15 Chilkat Indian Village announced that its challenge of the State of Alaska’s approval of a wastewater discharge system...
Will Patric
Sep 19, 20221 min read


Indigenous governments stand together cross-border for the Taku
On August 30, 2022, the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN), the Douglas Indian Association, and the Southeast Indigenous...
Rivers Without Borders
Sep 7, 20221 min read


Good News For The Taku
The Tulsequah Chief receivership is done. Rivers Without Borders received the following statement from the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines...
Will Patric
Aug 17, 20222 min read


Concerned NGO's call for cleanup of Tulsequah Chief mine
The following letter was submitted by Canadian and U.S. conservation organizations to British Columbia and Alaska government officials...
Will Patric
Aug 9, 20221 min read


Southeast Alaska Tribes Stand Up For The Taku
The fifteen sovereign nations represented by the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) passed a July 5, 2022...
Will Patric
Jul 7, 20221 min read


The Bottom Line On Constantine
This letter (attached) by RWB’s Alaska Campaign Director, Chris Zimmer, in the Chilkat Valley News gets right to the bottom line of...
Will Patric
Jun 17, 20221 min read


David Suzuki calls for clean up and closure of the Tulsequah Chief mine
Revered Canadian scientist and environmental activist, Dr. David Suzuki has added his voice to many others calling upon British Columbia...
Will Patric
Jun 4, 20221 min read


Petersburg speaks up for the Taku
Petersburg, Alaska has spoken again on the Tulsequah Chief mine issue. Appreciating the significance of the Taku as lifeblood for its...
Brian Lynch
May 20, 20221 min read
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