Hard Rock Mine Proposal Earns Chilkat River #6 Spot on America's Most Endangered Rivers List of 2026
April 13, 2026
April 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- American Rivers issued the following news release:
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Hard Rock Mine Proposal Earns Chilkat River #6 Spot on America's Most Endangered Rivers List of 2026
The Chilkat River (Jilkaat Heeni), the lifeblood of Klukwan, Alaska Native communities, and home to the largest congregation of Bald Eagles on Earth, has been named to America's Most Endangered Rivers list of 2026 due to a large-scale hard rock mine proposed along one . . .
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Hard Rock Mine Proposal Earns Chilkat River #6 Spot on America's Most Endangered Rivers List of 2026
The Chilkat River (Jilkaat Heeni), the lifeblood of Klukwan, Alaska Native communities, and home to the largest congregation of Bald Eagles on Earth, has been named to America's Most Endangered Rivers list of 2026 due to a large-scale hard rock mine proposed along one . . .
