Tribes: Watershed pollution must be addressed
Canada geese swim just beyond the grasp of a coyote on the bank of the Kootenai River.
(Photo courtesy DON BARTLING)
The Ktunaxa Nation and the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho are calling on the U.S. and Canada to immediately address pollution in the Kootenai Watershed.
The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho officials said data shows that upriver British Columbia Canadian mining runoff from the Elk River Valley is contaminating the Kootenai River and its watershed with selenium and threatening the endangered fish populations the Tribe has worked for decades to recover.
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