Exploring Theme: "International Environmental Issues"

APTN News: Southeast Alaskan tribal groups are decrying a proposed mine in northwestern British Columbia, arguing it will have disastrous environmental repercussions for the Taku River watershed. Vancouver-based Canagold Resources Ltd., is proposing to develop the New Polaris gold mine, an underground gold mine located 100 kilometres south of Atlin, B.C. and 60 kilometres northeast of Juneau,...

Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission worries tailings waste would make it into Unuk River CBC indigenous: The Canadian Press – A group of Indigenous tribes in Alaska has launched a legal challenge of a gold mine in northwest B.C., a project the group says threatens the Nass and Unuk rivers.  Ecojustice, a Canadian environmental law charity,...

Salmon returning in record numbers, but conflict between 2 Indigenous governments threatens future efforts First Peoples Law Report: CBC News – The Syilx Okanagan Nation is celebrating a record-breaking salmon run in the region this year, but says it fears for the future of the restoration work after a neighbouring nation pulled funding from the...

Rio Tinto – Kennecott open pit copper mine. Salt Lake County, Utah. How do we balance the needs of an energy transition with the harsh realities of mining critical minerals like copper? Photo by arbyreed/Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Canada’s National Observer: As the world inevitably transitions away from fossil fuel extraction, there’s a growing international consensus that mining...

There are a wide range of perspectives from Canada headed to the UN climate conversation  People walk near a logo for the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)  APTN News: A major annual international climate meeting kicks off tomorrow in Dubai, in the United Arab...