Dear John,

Today, April 13th, the national organization American Rivers named the Boundary Waters in their Most Endangered Rivers® report , citing the grave threat copper mining poses to clean water and America’s most popular Wilderness.

The Boundary Waters is on the list of most endangered waterways in the U.S.
Congress must act to permanently protect this wild and beautiful place from the threat of copper mining once-and-for-all.
TAKE ACTION [[link removed]]American Rivers has listed the Boundary Waters and the Kawishiwi River, which flows into and through the heart of the Wilderness, on their Most Endangered Report twice before - first in 2013 and in 2018, because of the urgency of this threat and the importance of public policy decisions being made by government agencies and officials about the fate of this iconic and beloved Wilderness.

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness encompasses 1,200 miles of rivers and streams and more than 1,000 lakes. As the most visited Wilderness area in America, it is a major driver of the local economy. Copper mining and associated acid mine drainage, loss of habitat, forest fragmentation, invasive species, and air, noise and light pollution would devastate this fragile
ecosystem and the Wilderness’ unique values.

Contact your U.S. Members of Congress, tell them to protect the Boundary Waters. [[link removed]]
“The nation’s most polluting industry is seeking to build sulfide-ore copper mines at the doorstep of the nation’s most visited Wilderness Area,” said Amanda John Kimsey, Campaign Manager with The Wilderness Society. “The consequences of building this type of toxic mining on the edge of the Boundary Waters would have cascading effects on regional tourism, recreation and hospitality industries, endanger beloved wildlife, and cause irreparable damage to lands and waters where Anishinaabe people retain fishing, hunting and gathering rights. This is the wrong place for the wrong mine.”
TAKE ACTION [[link removed]]

With your continued help, we can protect this treasured landscape once and for all.
For the Wilderness,
Sam Chadwick
Deputy Campaign Manager
Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters

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