by Emily | Jan 31, 2019 | Blog
Firefighters look for victims of a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil. Photo by Léo Corrêa/AP By Sarah Davidson On Friday, Jan. 25, southeastern Brazil experienced yet another catastrophic mining disaster. The tailings dam at the Corrego do Feijao Mine, an iron ore...
by Emily | Dec 14, 2018 | Blog
By Guy Archibald On Wednesday, Dec. 5, the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC), which represents 15 sovereign Tribal Nations from Southeast Alaska, submitted a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights stating that the...
by Meredith Trainor | Dec 6, 2018 | Blog
Ketchikan. Photo by Haley Kardek Last week the State of Alaska’s Roadless Rule Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) submitted their final report to the Governor and State Forester. These recommendations will be considered as the State develops information for the Forest...
by Meredith Trainor | Dec 4, 2018 | Blog
I am excited to officially introduce and welcome our new Tongass Forest Program Manager, Dan Cannon, to the SEACC Team! Dan first came to Southeast many years ago on a trip to Prince of Wales Island, where the beauty of the landscape inspired him to care about...
by Emily | Oct 30, 2018 | Blog
By Sarah Davidson On Sept. 30, I joined a group traveling through the beautiful and rugged terrain of British Columbia (BC) to reach the site of the Mt. Polley Mine disaster. The trip was organized by the Western Mining Action Network (WMAN) and MiningWatch Canada,...
by Emily | Jun 13, 2018 | Blog
No Name Bay on Kuiu Island in Southeast Alaska in 1992. Photo by Skip Gray/Lighthawk. By Buck Lindekugel Do you know where your tax dollars are going? Here on the Tongass, the Forest Service has spent over $4.5 million since 2004 trying to make the North Kuiu timber...
