Dear John,
Yesterday we did a happy dance when the Biden administration announced the cancelation of Twin Metals’ two federal mineral leases. These leases were unlawfully renewed in 2019 (a Trump administration action we’ve fought in court), and their cancelation now blocks the most immediate mine threatening the Boundary Waters.
This is a hard-fought and victorious step towards the permanent protection of our beloved Wilderness! You can help us turn the Boundary Waters into a forever Wilderness by staying with us during our most critical moments to come this year!

Check out the great media attention this breaking news has received already, along with the outpouring of support from local Boundary Waters businesses and other allies below, and don’t forget to share the celebratory announcement on social media and with your friends. [[link removed]]
Read our blog [[link removed]] for more on the major implications of yesterday’s announcement and join us for our webinar at noon CT today [[link removed]] to hear more about the announcement.
RSVP FOR WEBINAR [[link removed]]Here are just a few of the headlines:
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The
Minnesota
Star
Tribune:
Biden
Administration
cancels
leases
for
controversial
copper-nickel
mine
near
Boundary
Waters
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The
Washington
Post:
Biden
Administration
cancels
two
mining
leases
near
Minnesota
wilderness,
in
reversal
of
Trump-era
decision
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Minnesota
Public
Radio:
Biden
administration
cancels
Twin
Metals’
leases
to
mine
near
BWCA
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The
New
York
Times:
Biden
Administration
Cancels
Mining
Leases
Near
Wilderness
Area
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Huffington
Post:
Biden
Administration
Revokes
Mining
Leases
Near
Minnesota’s
Boundary
Waters
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Ely
Timberjay:
Biden
administration
cancels
Twin
Metals
mineral
leases
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Here’s what Boundary Waters champions had to say about yesterday’s news:
From Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee: Grijalva Commends Biden Administration, DOI, for Protecting Boundary Waters, Superior National Forest [[link removed]]
“I applaud the Biden administration for thoughtfully reviewing the shady legal underpinnings of these two leases and coming to today’s decision. These potential mines threatened the health and safety of the American people, as well as one of our most cherished natural places,” Grijalva said. “The record is clear, putting this type of mining right next to the Boundary Waters would have been an environmental disaster. I will continue working with my colleagues to make sure the Boundary Waters is permanently protected so that future generations of Americans can similarly enjoy this pristine area.”
From Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN), Vice Chair of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee, author of HR 2794, the Boundary Waters Protection and Pollution Prevention Act: McCollum Declares Monumental Victory For Boundary Waters [[link removed]]
“For the better part of a decade, I have been fighting to protect the pristine 1.1 million acres of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) from toxic mining pollution. The Biden administration’s cancellation of two Twin Metals leases that threatened this watershed is a rejection of the deeply flawed and politically motivated process under the Trump administration and a victory for sound science and protecting a precious and irreplaceable natural resource.
The Boundary Waters is a national treasure that belongs to all Americans, and I am absolutely committed to ensuring its watershed will be permanently protected. Some places are simply too special to mine, and it is our obligation to ensure these unique and valuable lands and waters remain intact for generations to come.”
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