Flathead River course, flowing south out of Canada, through the US Glacier National Park area. Image credit: Wikipedia A joint U.S.-Canada effort is underway to halt ongoing exploration for gold, coal, oil and gas in much of the upper Flathead River Basin, covering 9,000 square miles and straddling the US/Canadian border. There’s a parallel effort to buy out existing leases. As reported in the Missoulian, Montana’s Governor is working hard to protect the pristine source waters of… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Canadian Coal Mining Interest Holds Glacier Park Hostage For US Taxpayer Money
