Critics say no mention made of a needed bilateral investigation by the International Joint Commission under auspices of the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty
Communities in B.C., Washington state, Idaho and Montana have been contending for more than a decade with selenium and other toxins leaching into their watershed from coal mining operations in the province’s Elk Valley.
The company’s strategy includes the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan, developed with help from Indigenous stakeholders, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the state government in Montana, the B.C. government and Ottawa. Next week, several of them are expected back in the U.S. capital to press their case once again with lawmakers in Congress and Biden administration officials.
Last summer, following similar meetings with several U.S. tribes, the State Department reaffirmed its own support for a reference to investigate the transboundary impact of Canadian mining in the region. On Friday, Biden and Trudeau also announced a fresh bilateral commitment to building a “strong, environmentally responsible and resilient” supply chain for critical minerals across North America.
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