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Tulsequah Chief mine remediation progress and press release
We are pleased to report more progress toward finally getting the long polluting Tulsequah Chief mine in the Taku watershed closed and...
Will Patric
Jun 15, 20211 min read
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Tides Center highlights the past, present, and future work of Rivers Without Borders
Massive mining proposals are targeting headwaters in the northwest British Columbia and southeast Alaska regions. Rivers Without Borders...
Rivers Without Borders
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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Save What You Love Podcast: A deep dive into the Tulsequah Chief mine
In Episode #13 of the Save What You Love podcast, our Alaska Campaign Director Chris Zimmer joins filmmaker Mark Titus to discuss the...
Rivers Without Borders
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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A welcome turning of the page
While we mostly try to keep Rivers Without Borders apolitical, the recent transition of national leadership in the U.S. seems worthy of...
Will Patric
Feb 10, 20211 min read
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Year end reflections from Rivers Without Borders
As 2020 winds down, and we look to the end of this challenging year, we can at least say it has been a good one for the Taku (first photo...
Will Patric
Dec 23, 20202 min read
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The receivership status of Chieftain Metals has been terminated!
This happened on October 8, in Ontario, where Chieftain Metals was incorporated. The decision is important because as long as Chieftain...
Will Patric
Nov 1, 20201 min read
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British Columbia cleaning up Tulsequah Chief
Rivers Without Borders Alaska Campaign Director Chris Zimmer's recent letter to the Ketchikan Daily News provides a good summary of...
Rivers Without Borders
Oct 23, 20201 min read
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Mark Angelo: This Rivers Day, let us renew our commitment to cleaning up B.C.'s waterways
Since its beginnings in 1980, B.C. Rivers Day has become Canada's largest river-appreciation event. In 2005, using the B.C. celebration...
Rivers Without Borders
Sep 28, 20201 min read
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Big step forward for the Taku-Tulsequah Chief issue
Two important things recently happened in our long campaign to end the Tulsequah Chief mine's pollution of the Taku and to safeguard the...
Will Patric
Aug 13, 20205 min read
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A Hard Look At Proposed Chilkat Headwaters Mining
Rivers Without Borders contracted mining expert Jim Kuipers of Kuipers and Associates to analyze technical and economic aspects of the...
Chris Zimmer
May 31, 20201 min read
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Earth Day
The 50th anniversary of Earth Day marks a good time to reflect on the work of Rivers Without Borders and conservation in general,...
Will Patric
Apr 24, 20202 min read
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Patricia Thomson: B.C. needs to follow through on its commitment to cleaning up the Tulsequah Chief
For the past year, the province of British Columbia has been working on a plan to clean up the infamous, dormant Tulsequah Chief mine and...
Rivers Without Borders
Feb 24, 20201 min read
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2019 Reflections and Asking for Your Support
Rivers Without Borders blogs generally focus on issues, as opposed to requests for support. But this time around, along with gratitude...
Will Patric
Dec 27, 20192 min read
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Opinion: We need to make sure mine cleanup plan happens
Respected Douglas Indian Association elder and tribal leader John Morris' November 20 Juneau Empire op-ed states his deep and profound...
Rivers Without Borders
Nov 26, 20194 min read
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RWBC Saddened by Passing of Wayne Merry
Rivers Without Borders Canada was saddened to hear about the passing of Wayne Merry this week. Wayne was a tireless advocate for the...
Rivers Without Borders
Nov 1, 20192 min read
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