One border, three rivers and the battle to protect fish

14/12/2024 28 min

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Episode Synopsis

Mining projects in northwestern British Columbia are causing tension downstream in Alaska, where three rivers are home to salmon species and eulachon. Southeast Alaskan tribes are fighting to have a say across the border in Canada when it comes to the environmental assessment of mines upstream. With these watersheds already facing climate impacts, and a rush for critical minerals heating up, is cooperating across borders a climate solution?