From Senator Tester's press release: "As part of their ongoing efforts to stop mining and drilling proposals on the Montana-Canada border, Montana's U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester today urged top U.S. officials to add Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park to the 'List of World Heritage in Danger'."
The press release includes the text of the letter sent by Senators Baucus and Tester to Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne and Secretary of State Rice.
Information about World Heritage sites, including Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, is available on the UNESCO website. The UNESCO site also includes information on World Heritage in Danger listings.
Source: Associated Press (27 Sept. 2007). "Senators push for Glacier designation to stop mining." Billings Gazette.
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