Reminder: we are not going to let foreign mining giants ruin the Boundary Waters. Thank you for penning this wonderful piece @jburcum@StribOpinion#savethebwca https://t.co/dtTrtogTl6
A fantastic @savethebwca staff retreat on the books. Thanks @YMCACampMenogyn for your hospitality, awesome Wilderness views, and chilly lake water to swim in!
This! If the federal government (@SecDebHaaland to be precise!) banned mining on federal land in the watershed of the #bwca then why can’t our own state make the same decision for Minnesota lands?
"That's why alarm bells should be going off statewide in the wake of a new exploration plan from a company owned by Chilean mining conglomerate Antofagasta...Higher-profile advocacy on this from @GovTimWalz is also imperative." - @StribOpinion
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Becky Rom penned a commentary outlining the inappropriate consideration of new mining activities on state lands in the #BWCA watershed & calls on the #mnleg and Congress to act swiftly to enact a permanent ban on sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters watershed.
Today @POTUS and @SecDebHaaland officially approved the 20-year ban on new oil and gas leasing and development around Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico.
70% of Minnesotans support protecting the Boundary Waters from toxic mining.
But @HouseGOP is pushing industry wish list bills to do the opposite.
TY, @RepAOC for calling out this #PollutersOverPeople agenda and listening to the American people who want to #SaveTheseWaters.
Yesterday, President Biden celebrated the historic land and water conservation actions of the past two years made possible by his Investing in America agenda and America the Beautiful.
Today during a committee hearing on the Boundary Waters, we discovered that one of the witnesses testifying was actually a lobbyist for a mining company.
This company would profit off of mining in the Boundary Waters, all while polluting and causing irreparable harm to the land.
Proud to have accompanied our volunteer national chair to testify as the only witness for the protection of the boundary waters today. Not going to quit fighting until we get permanent protection #savethebwca
We just left a hearing for Rep. Stauber’s two bills attacking the Boundary Waters’ 20-year ban on mining in its headwaters. Becky Rom, National Chair of the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters, was the only witness who testified on behalf of protecting the Boundary Waters.
We are back in D.C. this week! Rep. Stauber introduced a bill to overturn the 20-year mining ban next to the Boundary Waters. We are here to prevent that from happening. Tomorrow, our National Chair Becky will be the only person testifying on behalf of protecting the Wilderness.