WHITEHORSE, YUKON – Ancient ice patches in the Yukon are providing researchers with startling insights into airborne contaminants around the … Continue reading Ancient bones give clues to modern pollution

The Yukon government has failed to approve the Management Plan prepared by the Local Planning Team for the Fishing Branch … Continue reading Yukon Government Stalls on Fishing Branch Wilderness

Park wardens in the Yukon are trying to head off a confrontation between some hungry grizzly bears and about 40 … Continue reading TOURISTS RAFTING TOWARDS HUNGRY GRIZZLIES

A court battle is brewing over one of the most contaminated places in the Yukon. The Marwell Tar Pit was … Continue reading Judge allows hearing on tar pit cleanup

WHITEHORSE, YUKON – Environmentalists and mining executives alike are criticizing a new law designed to regulate development in the Yukon. … Continue reading Greens, miners turn thumbs-down to DAP

Whitehorse, Yukon – Federal officials admit they are barely keeping up with the problems of abandoned mines in the Yukon. … Continue reading Feds admit mine clean-up is too slow

Whitehorse, Yukon – Yukon taxpayers will not get stuck with cleanup bills at abandoned mine sites, say government officials who … Continue reading Ottawa must pay for mines cleanup under devolution

WHITEHORSE, YUKON – A university student is examining how safe plants are around abandoned mines. http://north.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=se19plan Continue reading Researcher studies food plants around mines

Canada and the U.S. signed a new international agreement Wednesday that will help protect salmon returning to spawn in the … Continue reading New international treaty to protect salmon