30,000 messages urge British Columbia to address transboundary mining

30,000 messages urge British Columbia to address transboundary mining

Red Chris Mine’s tailings waste facility and open pit in the headwaters of the Iskut River, a major tributary of the salmon-bearing Stikine River. (Photo courtesy of Colin Arisman) Southeast Alaska tribes and environmental groups have delivered nearly 30,000 messages to British Columbia lawmakers about transboundary mining. Earthjustice, the international conservation organization Re:wild and the tribal commission said the letters encourage Brit…