Keeping Our BC ‘Natural’
News Archive
- Transboundary Tensions: B.C.’s New-Age Gold Rush Stirs Controversy Downstream in Alaska
- B.C. mines minister proposes more cross-border co-operation with Alaska
- B.C. minister: Tulsequah Chief Mine leak should be fixed
- B.C. seeks mining agreement with Alaska
- Chefs, activists shed light on Stikine, Taku rivers’ future
- One year after mine disaster, Wrangellites protest BC mines
- Tahltan compare Sheslay dispute to Sacred Headwaters
- To talk transboundary mining, Taku Tlingit put folks in the same boat
- Red Chris mine gets final environmental permit
- New report questions KSM mine’s safety, economics
- PwC outlook paints grim picture for mining, exploration
- B.C. mine tailings ponds pose serious risk to water sources: report
- Environmental assessments of northwest B.C. resource projects fall short: report
- Nine Months After Polley Breach, Alaskans Seek Compensation Guarantee from BC
- Red Chris mine waits for final permitting
- $18 million dollar Klappan coal license price ‘reasonable’
- Imperial Metals losing money as Mount Polley still closed, Red Chris not at full production
- Lt. Governor outlines state stake in British Columbia issues
- Editorial: Good neighbours talk to each other
- Tribes, fisherman warn about Canadian mines
- Coal deal heralds future of resource development
- Alaska turns up the heat on proposed B.C. mines
- Alaska delegation to visit Mount Polley disaster site, meet company, First Nations
- Environmentalists oppose mine strategy
- Canadian, American groups call on B.C. to end underwater storage of mine tailings
- Canadians and Americans Demand No More Mount Polleys
- On-budget transmission lines? More like Fawlty Towers
- British Columbia Planning Major Mining Operations, Despite Mount Polley Tailings Pond Blowout
- Tahltan vote in favour of mine benefits agreement
- No shift in tailings strategy since Mount Polley failure
- B.C. Mine Approvals ‘Too Much, Too Fast’ According to Alaskans Downstream
- Province grants approval to northwestern B.C. gold project
- Could another Mount Polley scale disaster be on the way in BC?
- Empire Editorial: On the topic of transboundary mines, a response to Mr. Bill Bennett
- New rules for tailings ponds based on findings from Mount Polley collapse
- Tahltan to vote on Red Chris Co-Management deal
- North of Terrace, B.C., Red Chris mine begins processing copper ore
- B.C. is cheating its landscapes to sell the province
- Interim permit for new mine questioned
- Red Chris Mine Gets Permit Despite Recommendation Against Tailings Technology Used
- The end of Responsible Resource Development? CEAA’s budget drops 44 per cent next year
- ‘Professional’ oversight of environment needs to be tempered: UVic study
- B.C. mines minister aims for right audience with next trip to Alaska
- Xboundary – Defending Alaska & British Columbia salmon rivers from open-pit mining
- British Columbia’s Commitment to Mining Prompts Growing Fisheries Concerns
- Review boards will study B.C. tailings dams, but reports may be secret
- United Tribal Transboundary Mining Work Group ‘outraged,’ insulted by Red Chris opening
- Tahltan agree to temporary discharge permit at Red Chris mine
- Canada’s mining boom spills into U.S. waters
- Are other tailings ponds in B.C. at risk of failing?
- Alaska tribal groups push for study on B.C. mine safety
- Northwestern B.C. mine receives discharge permit
- Alaskans Ring Alarm Bells Over Potential for More Mount Polley Disasters
- Police execute search warrants at Mount Polley mine
- A ‘dangerous game’ at Mount Polley preceded disaster, according to senior engineer
- Mount Polley spill taints Alaska-B.C. mine relations
- Mount Polley investigation: Whitewash follows tailings flood – culprits let off the hook
- Design failure caused Mount Polley tailings breach, expert panel concludes
- Mt Polley Mine Report Highlights Threats to Alaska Salmon, Fishing Jobs & Communities from BC Mines
- Inadequate design blamed for failure of Mount Polley tailings dam: panel
- B.C. records sharp drop in mineral exploration in 2014
- Alaskan River Riches At Risk From Mining In Canada
- B.C. First Nations dismayed by extensions for New Prosperity, Tulsequah mines
- Tulsequah Chief Mine loses big investor
- Canada OKs giant British Columbia gold mine over Southeast Alaska fears
- American Indian, Alaska Native organizations back transboundary protections
- B.C. KSM Gold Mine Gets Environmental Approval From Federal Government
- Hydro power switched on in the Iskut area
- Tulsequah mine study outlines Taku River barging
- Northwest B.C. mine opening delayed
- Tahltan buy into run-of-river hydro project
- Transboundary issues remain thorny
- David Suzuki’s grandson brings star power to Sacred Headwaters fight over Imperial Metals
- Fishermen Debate Merits of Possible Southeast Mine
- Pretium Resources lands $81-million deal with Chinese gold mining giant
- Alaskans fear environmental, industrial threats from mines in northwest B.C.
- Temporary hold on coal tenures in Klappan extended
- Klabona Keepers served injunction
- Northwestern B.C. hydro project producing power
- How another border crisis is putting American seafood at risk
- To prevent future Mt. Polleys, BC must restore its professional public service
- An Engineer’s Idea to Prevent Future Mount Polleys
- Red Chris mine tailings dam design concerns identified
- KSM mine critics target investors, B.C. officials
- Chieftain plans Taku River barge
- Empire Editorial: Keep pressure on transboundary mines
- Transboundary group wants a voice in BC mining process
- Southeast communities speak out on B.C. mines
- Expanded Highway Could Threaten Eagle Habitat
- Eagles flock to Chilkat River, photographers flock to eagles
- Seabridge Gold’s KSM Mine Proposal Risky and Uncertain
- Taku barging – Here we go again!
- New mine plan brings back old fears in Southeast Alaska
- B.C.‘s mines minister in Alaska to ease concerns
- In Polley’s Wake, Downstream Alaska Fears BC’s Mining Boom
- Southeast groups push for protection from Canadian mines upriver
- Controversial KSM mine gets key permits
- Northwest B.C. mine blockade ends for now
- Tahltan head criticized
- Red Chris Mine: First Nations win round 1 with Imperial Metals in court
- UPDATE: Imperial Metals gets temporary injunction to remove Tahltan mine blockade
- Protestors ready for arrests at Red Chris Mine blockade
- Indigenous Canadians Are Blockading A Mine To Protest Pollution
- Imperial Mines asks for court injunction to arrest Klabona elders
- British Columbia stonewalls on mine disaster: America take note
- Tahltan activists block Red Chris mine site
- Mount Polley’s Sister Mine: We Must Do This One Right
- RCMP respond to Tahltan mining protest in Sacred Headwaters
- First Nations protesters shut down northern B.C. drilling site
- Coal exploration permits on hold in Klappan while B.C. government, First Nation talk
- Tailings pond fallout fuels anti-mining sentiment
- Imperial Metals signs agreement with Tahltan Central Council over Red Chris mine
- Alaska requests involvement in regulation of new B.C. mine
- Stephen Hume: Political fallout from Mount Polley mine spill may come from U.S.
- B.C. mining boom prompts environmental fears in Alaska
- Liberals keeping ‘dangerous occurrences’ at B.C. tailings ponds a secret
- Sens Begich, Murkowski call for action on transboundary mines
- NTL powered up, critics and proponents wait to see if it lives up to its promise
- Imperial Metals Faces Scrutiny over Other Mines’ Safety
- Following B.C. disaster, Alaskans seek tougher review of Canadian mines
- Imperial Metals in First Nations crosshairs over tailings dam collapse
- Alaska senator voices U.S. concerns over Mount Polley dam breach
- Red Chris mine to wait for independent review
- Power line completion celebrated today
- Empire Editorial: Mount Polley breach a thunderous warning
- On the Scene at Blockade of Mount Polley’s Sister Mine Red Chris
- US senators: Lax Canadian mine regulation endangers our salmon
- Dam Burst Won’t Delay Start of New Mine, Imperial Says
- Update: Tahltan group pushes back against Red Chris Mine
- Tailings pond spill: What happens to effluent over time
- Mine, Dam Inspections Dropped Since 2001
- Mount Polley mine disaster a blow to First Nations cooperation on B.C. mines
- Imperial Metals CEO apologizes for tailings pond breach
- Imperial Metals hammered on news of Mount Polley mine-waste breach
- New BC gold mine exposes gap in federal oversight
- Will the KSM project suffer the same fate as Pebble?
- KSM Gold, Copper Mine Approved For B.C.‘s North
- BC Government Violated Duty to Consult Taku River Tlingit Regarding Controversial Tulsequah Chief
- Public comment period opens for KSM mine
- BC Mine Project Raises Concerns Over Salmon Habitat
- BC’s KSM mine nears environmental approval
- Northwest Transmission Line now energized
- B.C. mines get financial boost, one to open soon
- Jökulhlaup triggers flooding on Taku River
- Tahltan elect a new president for their central council
- Northwest Transmission Line too expensive for small business
- First Nations armed with Supreme Court ruling put mines in their sights
- Final checks being done on Northwest Transmission Line
- Northern Lodge Owner Priced Out From Power Grid: ‘It’s Short-sighted’
- Interactive map visualizes Tlingit connection to land
- $5.3 billion B.C. gold mine faces major obstacles
- Gold-Mining in Alaska
- Fish Need Trees, Too
- Tribes cross borders to take on Canadian mines
- Gold fever ails Alaska borders
- DOT to Proceed With Haines Highway Expansion
- Tahltan First Nation signs deal for run-of-river power projects in northwestern B.C.
- Alaska Natives and First Nations Unite to Fight Mining Threat to Salmon Habitat
- Conflict Will Be The Norm If Mining Company Ignores Our Concerns
- Mining Industry Fights Back Against Environmentalists
- Northwest Transmission Line behind schedule
- Empire Editorial: KSM: Leaving Alaskans with all risk, zero benefit
- Paddling the northern Tatshenshini River reveals nature’s spectacular splendour