Southeast tribal government seeks to protect trans-boundary rivers

Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal government is pressing for an intensive environmental analysis of the region’s health. It’s part of a larger push for protection of trans-boundary rivers, which flow from British Columbia into the region.
The Tlingit-Haida Central Council wants to document the region’s waterways so it can measure any damage that might be caused by mines on trans-boundary rivers.
Council official Will Micklin said it’s lobbying the Environmental Prot