On January 21, the U.S. House voted 214-208 to overturn a 20-year moratorium on sulfide-ore copper mining on 225,000 acres of Superior National Forest land in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota.
This move by the U.S. House puts Wilderness and some of the cleanest water in the United States at risk!
The fight now moves to the U.S. Senate, so please CALL YOUR TWO SENATORS at (202) 224-3121 and tell them both to “Vote NO on House Joint Resolution 140!” The 20-year moratorium on sulfide-ore copper mining on 225,000 acres of Superior National Forest land in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was put in place in January 2023 following an extensive environmental review and public comment. This reprieve was thanks in no small part to thousands of our members and supporters who spoke up to defend the Boundary Waters.
House Joint Resolution 140 would overturn the 20-year mining moratorium under specious claims of the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which has never before been used for Public Land Orders in its 30-year history. Overturning the 20-year moratorium on sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters watershed would benefit Twin Metals, a subsidiary of Chilean mining company Antofagasta. Antofagasta is owned by Chilean billionaire Andrónico Luksic, who—according to the Wall Street Journal—rented his $5.5 million Washington D.C. home to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner during Trump’s first term.
Removing Boundary Waters protections by passing H.J. Res. 140 would blatantly ignore the voices of the American people and prioritize the profits of a foreign mining company over the interest of the American people, our beloved Wilderness, and its wildlife.
Here’s how you can help stop this disastrous bill:
Call your senators at (202) 224-3121 and also click here to contact your two senators via their web contact forms and make the following points:
As your constituent, I urge you to oppose House Joint Resolution 140 to protect federal public lands surrounding the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from threats posed by copper-nickel sulfide mining.
H.J. Res. 140 would blatantly ignore the voices of the American people and prioritize the profits of a foreign mining company over clean water, Wilderness, and wildlife.
Vote NO on House Joint Resolution 140 or any similar legislation. |
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