EPISODE · Dec 14, 2024 · 28 MIN
One border, three rivers and the battle to protect fish
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Mining projects in northwestern British Columbia are causing tension downstream in Alaska, where three rivers are home to salmon species and eulachon. Southeast Alaskan tribes are fighting to have a say across the border in Canada when it comes to the environmental assessment of mines upstream. With these watersheds already facing climate impacts, and a rush for critical minerals heating up, is cooperating across borders a climate solution?
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Mining projects in northwestern British Columbia are causing tension downstream in Alaska, where three rivers are home to salmon species and eulachon. Southeast Alaskan tribes are fighting to have a say across the border in Canada when it comes to the environmental assessment of mines upstream. With these watersheds already facing climate impacts, and a rush for critical minerals heating up, is cooperating across borders a climate solution?
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