The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved a letter to Alaska’s congressional delegation urging cleanup of an abandoned mine that has been polluting a major salmon river for nearly seven decades.
The Tulsequah Chief mine in British Columbia has discharged toxic wastewater into the headwaters of the Taku River since its abandonment in 1957, according to the letter signed by Mayor Mark Jensen on behalf of the assembly.
“The Taku is a crucial ecological and economic resource for Southeast Alaska, not to mention its importance to local Tribes,” states the letter. “We are requesting your...
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