Legislative Threats to the Boundary Waters Stripped from Budget Bill
From Backcountry Hunters & Anglers:
MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is celebrating a critical victory for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and the greater Rainy River Watershed following breaking news from Capitol Hill. The U.S. House of Representatives has removed harmful provisions from its budget reconciliation bill—measures that would have directly undermined existing protections for one of America’s most iconic backcountry landscapes.
The removed provisions included:
Reversing the U.S. Forest Service’s 20-year mineral withdrawal near the Boundary…
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