Dear John,
Today, U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum reintroduced a bill in Congress to permanently protect the Boundary Waters! The Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act will remove the threat of sulfide-ore copper mining from the watershed of the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park permanently, so all generations to come can enjoy these landscapes forever .
Last week, you likely heard that the U.S. Department of the Interior announced historic 20-year protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park from sulfide-ore copper mining.

Thanks to the decision, this embattled wilderness finally has a semblance of the protections it deserves, but the Boundary Waters is not just a 20-year Wilderness. Rep. McCollum’s bill reintroduced today will get the BWCA the permanent protections it deserves.
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“Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s decision last week to ban mining for 20 years on federal public lands next to the Boundary Waters was a historic and critical step towards protecting America’s canoe country. The Boundary Waters, however, is not a 20-year wilderness – its irreplaceable values compel permanent protection. Rep. McCollum’s reintroduction of the Boundary Waters permanent protection legislation is key to protecting America’s most visited Wilderness - forever ,” said Ingrid Lyons, Executive Director of the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters.
Unfortunately, without permanent protections, powerful anti-Boundary Waters members of Congress still lurk and are waiting for their window of opportunity to crush what we’ve worked so hard to achieve. Recently, Rep. Stauber introduced a bill that weaponizes facts and science. His bills are anti-Wilderness and would shorten environmental reviews for critical mineral production within the U.S.
We must make the Boundary Waters a forever Wilderness by pushing for permanent protection of this beloved watery wilderness.
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Alex Falconer
Campaign Manager
Save the Boundary Waters
P.S. We must make the Boundary Waters a forever Wilderness. Take action here [[link removed]] and urge your Congress members to support the Boundary Waters Permanent Protection Bill.
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