Izaak Walton League Continues Fight for Boundary Waters in Spite of Congressional Vote Approving Mine Pollution
Statement by Jared Mott, Executive Director
On April 16, the Senate took an unprecedented step to undermine the will of the American people, ignore reams of scientific data and forget decades of mining lessons to greenlight a copper-sulfide mine at the doorstep of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Make no mistake, if this mine is built in this place, sulfuric acid will contaminate the Boundary Waters, spoiling America’s most visited wilderness area and poisoning 20 percent of all fresh water in our National Forest system. In addition, Congress has now exposed every public lands order issued by any administration to repeal, regardless of the science that backed it or public support for it.
We are in uncharted waters, but the fight continues. The Izaak Walton League has never turned its back on the Boundary Waters and we aren’t about to start now.
Additional Information: Congress Revives A Pollution Threat to the Boundary Waters
Media Contact:
Michael Reinemer, Communications Director: mreinemer@iwla.org or 301-548-0150 ext 220
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