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In letter to British Columbia Premier, Washington Legislators call on province to better regulate mines threatening international rivers, says Conservation Northwest Letter from Washington State Legislators to B.C. Premier John Horgan highlights transboundary threats from industrial mines and tailings dams, calls for reform
April 01, 2021 21:02 ET | Source: Conservation Northwest Conservation Northwest Seattle, Washington, UNITED STATES
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.
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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 (
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