Subsistence Harvest Near Red Dog Mine Declines

A new federal study says the state’s largest mine likely caused reduced caribou and beluga harvests by nearby villagers.

The harvests in the subsistence-dependent village of Kivalina declined substantially after the Red Dog zinc and lead mine opened 20 years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency said in the draft report on the mine’s impact on the environment.

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