Erin Sexton

Research Scientist, University of Montana, Institute on Ecosystems, Transboundary Rivers and Wildlife, Crown of the Continent and cross-border collaboration

[State Department Spokesperson 2013-2025 @statedeptspox_a]

.@StateDept, @EPA & @USGS met with the transboundary Ktunaxa Nation to listen to Tribal priorities and reaffirm our commitment to strengthening Nation-to-Nation relationships. We support the International Joint Commission to address pollution from mining. https://t.co/pNS6ka7PyJ

[Erin Sexton @erinkellys1]

An unprecedented request by all six governments of the transboundary Ktunaxa Nation to address mine pollution in their territory. What is Reconciliation if not this?
https://t.co/Y6Eojpo1GM

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U.S. wants Canada to join probe of cross-border pollution from B.C. coal mines https://t.co/r3Pun3UPK8 via @VancouverSun

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3/3 You can also find information on our work at https://t.co/NMn6i1hHtJ and the Science Letter we published in 2020. https://t.co/W1Ni688yOj

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1/3 Come work with us at the University of Montana, Flathead Lake Biological Station on US/CA transboundary rivers! Awesome new position at https://t.co/PjeZGxqOK0

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2/3 This recent article in Discover highlights some of this work https://t.co/20eyIs3O0p

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“It confounds logic that the state would consider the plan of a foreign for profit company, that is the source of the contamination.” INDEED. DEQ backs up selenium study on Lake Koocanusa, Teck objects https://t.co/ng6lQ00YxG via @missoulian

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A moment of quiet perfection in an otherwise chaotic world.

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Great day, great people, healthy river! How is your stonefly diversity? Kick-netting aquatic inverts. on the Nyack Floodplain. Thanks to @rlmalison @OrganizedTori @LenaJLBeck #flbs21

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@C_J_Sergeant @Jon_W_Moore Congratulations @C_J_Sergeant! You are going to love it.

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Amazing article...archaic mining laws clash with forward-looking Indigenous-led watershed management. Saving the salmon: why the Gitanyow are creating a new Indigenous Protected Area: https://t.co/r2eVaOClAY.

[Erin Sexton @erinkellys1]

Do fines make amends for lost fish and a polluted river? How can this company be found guilty and still propose the biggest coal mine in B.C., in the same river? Teck Coal fined $60-million for contaminating waterways in southern B.C. /via @globeandmail https://t.co/AHkzdQFsg8

[Erin Sexton @erinkellys1]

@WilburforceFdn Speechless. Just an honor to be amongst such amazing, generous, hero humans. Words cannot express my gratitude to Wilburforce and my colleagues.

[Erin Sexton @erinkellys1]

Exciting virtual forum focused on Fire in the Crown of the Continent. Amazing lineup of expertise and knowledge as we consider fire on the landscape.

[ICT @IndianCountry]

BREAKING: Joe Biden has chosen Rep. Deb Haaland to head the Interior Department, The Washington Post reports. Haaland, who is from the Pueblos of Laguna and Jemez, would make history as the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary.

[Erin Sexton @erinkellys1]

Yay! A good news tale where collaborative, transparent science led to a win for MT's fish, water and people. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard on this.
New Rule Finalized to Protect Lake Koocanusa from B.C. Mining Contaminants via @FlatheadBeacon https://t.co/pR5hDlzVVt

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“A standard in Montana would be the first step toward reining in selenium pollution from BC mines.” Montana Proposes New Rules To Stem Canadian Coal Mine Pollution https://t.co/SzvzzCR5B3

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UM Bio-Station Receives Grant to Study How Flathead Fish and Mercury Mix via @FlatheadBeacon https://t.co/j4vu7sHOtM
Excited and honored to be a part of this important work with CSKT and FLBS. Stay tuned...

[Erin Sexton @erinkellys1]

It is time for the provincial government in Victoria to "end the regulatory blank check it grants the mining industry." We need more comprehensive scrutiny of mines in our last remaining salmon rivers, in both Canada and the US.

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Protect Washington’s rivers from British Columbia mining waste https://t.co/VGXioBFHHi via @seattletimes