Indigenous communities call on U.S. to confront Canada’s toxic mining runoff at border
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“We just don’t feel that Canada has really been willing to go that route — they’ve kind of been stonewalling us,” he said. Among them was Rep. Suzan DelBene , who was part of a congressional coalition from the Pacific Northwest that complained in 2019 about a controversial mining proposal in the headwaters of the Upper Skagit River in B.C.B.C. copper mine goes partly electric to cut emissions and fossil fuel use
Officials in the Canadian Embassy would only say their meeting with the delegation Wednesday involved “a constructive discussion about mining impacts” and they “look forward to continuing this engagement.” The federal government is developing regulations under the Fisheries Act in an effort to mitigate the potential impact of mining effluent, said Samantha Bayard, a spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Critical minerals comprise a “generational opportunity” for Canada, said Wilkinson, who promises “meaningful and ongoing Indigenous partnership” in pursuit of the country’s “ambitious climate and nature protection goals.”
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