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Mine near Wrangell prompts tribal concerns about Canadian mining regulations
The new owners of the Red Chris Mine in British Columbia hope to expand the copper and gold project, which is already bigger than Wrangell Island.
Conservationists say Canadian mine is contaminating Wrangell-area watershed
The Red Chris Mine in British Columbia border is already 89 square miles, bigger than Wrangell Island. And the mine — just 25 miles from the border — could get bigger.
Landslide researchers have more clues about what caused Wrangell’s devastating 2023 slide
It’s been over a year since a landslide devastated the Wrangell community, killing six people. Last month, geologists presented their work from a visit to the slide over the summer.
The U.S. Army apologized to Wrangell clans for the 1869 bombardment of a village. Not all of them accepted the apology.
The village of Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw lost at least five people, a totem pole and multiple houses in the U.S. Army’s 1869 bombardment. And for the past 155 years, the tribe has been waiting for this apology.
With few vets to euthanize pets, Wrangell’s police chief trains for the task
Some residents of the Southeast Alaska town have had traumatic experiences ending ailing pets’ lives in a vet’s absence. This isn’t new in rural Alaska.
Murkowski introduces bipartisan bill to update weather forecasting systems
If passed, the Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create an accurate forecast system to better predict the timing and predictability of atmospheric river storms.
One year after landslide, Wrangell’s community reflects on change and healing
Even though the landslide happened 11 miles south of town a year ago, it was detrimental to the community and continues to have lasting impacts.
Wrangell unites to send Capitol Christmas Tree to Washington, D.C.
This year’s tree, harvested from the Tongass National Forest, is being carried across the nation on a special trailer.
New road for Canadian mine worries Wrangell residents downstream
The site of the Galore Creek Mine, about 25 miles northeast of Wrangell, is very close to headwaters of the Stikine River.