Southeast Alaska tribes share mining concerns with feds

JUNEAU — State tribal groups have met with federal officials to discuss concerns that Canadian mining projects could divert potentially toxic water to southeast Alaska watersheds.
The Juneau Empire reports that the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska met with officials from the Department of State and the Environmental Protection Agency last week in Juneau. They discussed ways to protect the region’s water quality and salmon habitat.
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