Carcross/Tagish First Nation in Yukon celebrates commitment to protecting its river | CBC News The Carcross/Tagish First Nation has welcomed spring by honouring its new management plan through a ceremony. The plan offers recommendations to protect the Tagish River and neighbouring shorelines.
First Nation lawsuit successfully halts exploration work in Beaver River watershed – Yukon News First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun notes that the company voluntarily halted work as court case progressed
Judge reverses government’s approval of mine exploration project north of Mayo – Yukon News Work in the Beaver River watershed had been opposed by the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun
High stakes Some placer mining cabins in the Yukon’s vast backcountry are coming under closer scrutiny by First Nations who say it’s time to revamp the laws.
Biden administration recommends major Alaska oil project | CBC News The Biden administration released a long-awaited study Wednesday that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope that supporters say could boost U.S. energy security but that climate activists decry as a “carbon bomb.”
Yukon assessment board says no to mining exploration project in the Peel watershed | CBC News The Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) has recommended against a mining project in the Peel.
First Nation declares protected area in northern B.C.’s Taku River watershed | CBC News The Taku River Tlingit First Nation in Atlin, B.C., has declared a vast swath of its traditional territory in northern B.C. off-limits to mining and other extractive-resource development.
New network for Indigenous land guardians welcomed in North | CBC News A new national initiative aimed at helping Indigenous communities protect their lands and water is a “win-win for everyone,” according to some northerners.
Grizzly bears test positive for bird flu in Montana, officials say – East Idaho News (CNN) — Three grizzly bears were euthanized in Montana after they became ill and tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, according to the state’s Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks. These were the first documented cases…
Whitehorse Daily Star: Plan doesn’t respect our interests: First Nations The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in and the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun are expressing strongly-worded “disappointment and discouragement” with the Yukon government’s policy for managing wetlands.