Coal mine threat to Glacier draws UN attention
Here’s this week’s Hungry Horse News write-up on UNESCO’s investigation of threats to Waterton-Glacier Park . . . A United Nations delegation will travel to Glacier National Park and the North Fork to...
View ArticleU.N. officials to visit U.S. & Canadian Flathead next week
This item appeared in yesterday’s online edition of the Daily Inter Lake. Presumably, we will be getting more details over the next few days . . . Two scientists from the United Nations will visit...
View ArticleUN officials to visit Glacier Park this week — no details yet
A UN delegation is scheduled to visit Glacier National Park this week and locations in the Canadian Flathead as part of UNESCO’s investigation into threats to Waterton-Glacier Park posed by coal...
View ArticleU.N. scientists assess mining threats to Waterton-Glacier Park
We’re starting to see more complete news coverage of this week’s visit by a U.N. scientific delegation investigating mining and other resource development threats to Waterton-Glacier Park. The...
View ArticleB.C. mining proposals threaten U.S. environmental jewel, enviros will tell UN
A Canadian Press article posted yesterday evening . . . Environmentalists say a natural treasure in the United States is threatened by proposed coal and gold mining in southeastern B.C., and they’ll...
View ArticleFollow-up: UNESCO scientific mission to Waterton-Glacier Park
Although the Missoulian posted some initial coverage of last month’s visit by a U.N. scientific delegation investigating mining and other resource development threats to Waterton-Glacier Park, the only...
View ArticleUN world heritage team report recommends moratorium on Flathead mining
Although not yet officially published, the report of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee scientific mission sent last September to investigate threats to Waterton-Glacier Park is in circulation. The...
View ArticleUN scientists urge stop to mining near Glacier National Park
Today’s Missoulian has more information on the report by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee scientific mission regarding threats to Waterton-Glacier Park . . . An international team of UNESCO...
View ArticleCanadian press coverage of UN report on mining threats to Waterton-Glacier
Canadian press coverage of the World Heritage scientific mission report on threats to Waterton-Glacier Park is a bit more thorough than the articles posted in local papers. Not surprising, since the...
View ArticleUN scientists call for end to mining in Canadian Flathead
This week’s Hungry Horse News has a decent write-up on the UN World Heritage Committee scientific mission report on threats to Waterton-Glacier Park . . . Scientists from the United Nations are calling...
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