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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


Alaskans continue to advocate for the Taku
Rivers Without Borders was very pleased to see a letter (see attached) from the Sitka Alaska based Seafood Producers Cooperative calling...
admin49492
Apr 29, 20221 min read


Alaska Mining Impacts Conference
Rivers Without Borders was pleased to be part of the Alaska Conference On Mining Impacts And Prevention organized and facilitated by the...
admin49492
Apr 12, 20221 min read


Another Alaskan Voice For The Taku
Alaska seafood processor OBI’s recent letter to the state’s congressional delegation and governor is spot on about the importance of the...
Rivers Without Borders
Feb 15, 20221 min read


Press release: BC extends KSM mine Environmental Assessment Certificate
A request by Seabridge Gold to have its proposed KSM mine Environmental Assessment Certificate extended by two years due to pandemic...
Will Patric
Nov 24, 20211 min read


Read RWB’s KSM White Paper
The proposed Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell or KSM mine targeting the Unuk and Nass watersheds would be a gigantic development posing a huge...
Will Patric
Nov 4, 20211 min read


Podcast Episode: For The Wild
We're excited to share this passionate, illuminating, and inspiring conversation between Rivers Without Borders' Alaska Campaign...
Rivers Without Borders
Oct 27, 20211 min read


Formal complaint submitted against Constantine Metal Resources
Three Alaska conservation organizations, including Rivers Without Borders, filed a complaint this week with Canadian securities...
Chris Zimmer
Sep 1, 20211 min read


Continued pressure to see the Tulsequah Chief cleaned up and closed down
Environmental groups, including Rivers Without Borders, and the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission continue to pressure...
Rivers Without Borders
Jul 7, 20211 min read
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