Clean up the Tulsequah Chief mine! 

 

Join us in calling on Alaska's Congressional Delegation to champion the cleanup of the Tulsequah Chief mine. Urge them to continue putting pressure on British Columbia and the Canadian government to move from promises to action. Nearly 70 years of pollution is enough.

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The Taku is a 4.5-million-acre transboundary watershed stretching from British Columbia to Southeast Alaska and is the largest intact watershed on the Pacific coast of North America, along with Southeast Alaska's top salmon producing watershed. But just upstream from the Alaska border lies the abandoned Tulsequah Chief mine, which has been leaking acid mine drainage into the watershed since 1957.​​​​​

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Despite widespread calls for action from Indigenous governments, commercial fishermen and elected officials, the mine remains unremediated. British Columbia committed to cleaning up the site in 2015, yet there is still no comprehensive cleanup plan or firm timeline.

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Thank you for your interest in supporting Rivers Without Borders and the transboundary watersheds of British Columbia and Alaska. Our work is made possible through the generosity of foundations and individual donors. No amount is too small to make a difference to this region.​

 

Rivers Without Borders is a nonprofit organization and a fiscally sponsored project of Tides Center in the US. To make a donation, click the button below and select Rivers Without Borders in the Projects menu.​​​​​

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To send a check, please make your check out to “Rivers Without Borders/Tides Center” and send it to:

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​Rivers Without Borders

PO Box 1968

Port Townsend, WA 98368

 

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