[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition to STOP Donald Trump and JD Vance's
dangerous anti-Boundary Waters platform?
Dear MoveOn member,
Ten minutes.
That's how long Donald Trump said it would take for him to roll back
protections from toxic copper mining for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Wilderness during a rally this summer.^1
And that's not all. We reviewed the plans laid out in Project
2025—supported by Trump and Senator JD Vance—and they would spell disaster
for public lands and the environment, including the Boundary Waters.^2
[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition to oppose Trump and Vance's anti-Boundary
Waters platform?
The Environmental Protection Agency has called copper mining one of our
country's "most toxic" industries.^3 That's why, when Secretary of the
Interior Deb Haaland, under the Biden-Harris administration, issued a
public land order banning sulfide-ore copper mining on federal land in the
headwaters of the Boundary Waters for the next 20 years, it was a
significant milestone and win.
The damage of Trump and Vance overturning these protections and
reinstating sulfide-ore mining could pollute the Boundary Waters beyond
repair—and have a devastating ripple effect on the ecosystem and
communities that depend on it. Overturning these protections could also
make local residents vulnerable to toxic chemicals including mercury,
arsenic, and lead.^4
[ [link removed] ]Add your name to protect our public lands and save the Boundary Waters
from Project 2025!
We need the next president and vice president to do everything they can to
make sure the Boundary Waters is protected forever, for everyone. Add your
name to REJECT Project 2025's dangerous plans for the Boundary Waters!
[4]Sign the petition
The Boundary Waters is the largest wilderness east of the Rockies and
north of the Everglades. It is the most-visited federally designated
wilderness area in the United States, with over 250,000 people exploring
the breathtaking outdoors there every year. We can't let this unique,
federally protected area be destroyed.
Project 2025—the sweeping policy agenda for a second Trump term created by
the right-wing Heritage Foundation and supported by many conservative
candidates and Trump allies—would put the Boundary Waters in jeopardy.
On page 523 of Project 2025, it explicitly lists overturning the mining
ban near the Boundary Waters.^5
We know that Trump would ignore the overwhelming public support for the
Boundary Waters, reject science and the law, and open the Boundary Waters
headwaters to toxic mining. We need to make it clear that threatening this
protected land is a losing strategy.
[ [link removed] ]Add your name to the petition to reject Trump and Vance's anti-Boundary
Waters platform and demand that our elected leaders protect the Boundary
Waters!
This isn't the first time the Boundary Waters has been under threat. For
decades, the public has had to come together and protect it against
logging and mining. And we've been successful, securing major local and
federal wins over the years to preserve this vital wilderness. We can—and
must—do it again.
The decisions we make in this election will determine whether we defend or
endanger the Boundary Waters. We must work to elect champions at all
levels of government, and reject any attempts to roll back hard-earned and
necessary protections.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name and then share the petition with three
friends to help spread the word.
–Sam Chadwick, Boundary Waters Action Fund
Sources:
1. "Trump vows to reverse Minn. mining ban 'in about 10 minutes,'" E&E
News, July 29, 2024
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2. "Project 2025 platform proposal aims to allow mining in Boundary Waters
watershed," Star Tribune, July 25, 2024
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3. "EPA: Metal Mining Most Toxic Industry in America," Earthworks, April
13, 2006
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4. "Risks to Human Health from Sulfide-Ore Copper Mining," Save the
Boundary Waters, accessed September 5, 2024
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5. "Local View: If you love the Boundary Waters, stop Project 2025,"
Duluth News Tribune, August 15, 2024
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