If you’re from a community like ours, you already know: your story matters. And when enough people insist on telling it, even the smallest town can’t be erased. Click the title to read the full story.
The Town That Refused to Be Forgotten
Why the Ninth Circuit Let Teck Off the Hook for Air Pollution
In 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Teck, the Canadian smelter whose toxic air emissions have long crossed the border into Northport and the Upper Columbia River Valley. But there is hope: the Ninth Circuit recently reversed itself in another Teck-related case, ruling that the Tribes can recover millions in cleanup costs. If enough people speak up, maybe the courts will finally revisit air emissions too. Click title to read more.
High rate of intestinal disease in Trail compared to rest of B.C.
“We do not know the cause of this higher rate,” says Dr. Karin Goodison SHERI REGNIER - Jun. 18, 2019 7:00 a.m Trail continues to have a higher rate of cases for chronic intestinal illnesses like Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis and Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) compared to all other health authorities in British Columbia. Current research... Continue Reading →
Northport community fights for air monitors as residents continue to be diagnosed with debilitating diseases
Northport residents demand EPA and/or Teck to install air monitoring based on Ecology’s current air monitoring study that found levels of arsenic and cadmium are still way above safety standards, and Residents continue to b diagnosed with debilitating diseases
Teck’s appeal suggests denial of admission of the 9.97 million tons of toxins they disposed of directly into Columbia River
As a follow up to Teck's current appeal please read the following; In October 2013, the day before the scheduled trial that would have provided evidence of Teck's century of pollution, Teck admitted to a host of (some) factual details of their century of polluting the Columbia River. This was a very calculated move on... Continue Reading →
Teck appeals $8.25 million U.S. court ruling
"For the better part of 20 years now, Teck has continued to fight liability and associated obligations at all levels for the century’s worth of industrial wastes Trail historically discharged directly to the Columbia River or from smoke stacks at the smelter complex. The litigation and multiple appeals continue in federal court."