Congress Reopens Door to Mining Near Boundary Waters, Risking Clean Water and Outdoor Recreation Economy
From Trout Unlimited:
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that rolls back critical protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and its surrounding watershed. The resolution reopens the watershed to potential sulfide-ore mining upstream of the most visited Wilderness complex in the United States. The House of Representatives passed the resolution earlier this year and it will now go to the president’s desk to be signed.
“This 1.1 million–acre hunting and fishing paradise holds over 1,100 lakes, many supporting native lake…
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