"transboundary watersheds"

The group says Pacific salmon are facing habitat loss and degradation of critical waterways on both sides of the border.

Peltola told KSTK’s Sage Smiley that her call for a more formal international process is a response to widespread support from Southeast tribal governments and communities.

The U.S. Congress has appropriated more than $3.6 million to monitor transboundary watersheds and for diplomatic efforts in cross-border negotiations with Canada.

The mine’s environmental assessment predates the Mount Polley disaster. If the extension is granted, the assessment would be 12 years old by the time the developer got started.