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OLYMPIA, Wash., April 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Inadequate oversight of mining operations in southern British Columbia and a lack of financial accountability for clean-up costs is a growing threat to communities and the environment in both B.C. and across the border in Washington state, and needs urgent attention, argues Conservation Northwest, a regional non-profit organization.
This threat is highlighted in a new
who call for policy reforms to protect transboundary watersheds, fish and wildlife and downstream communities and tribes.
The letter points out that there are at least a dozen operating mines or mining exploration projects in the headwaters of rivers that flow from B.C. into Washington state (