Boundary Waters Wilderness under attack in Congress

Rep. Stauber's anti-Wilderness bill language has been attached to the National Defense Authorization Act as an amendment. Please use this form to send a message to your Senators right away urging them to oppose and work to defeat these dangerous policies that threaten the Boundary Waters: https://www.savetheboundarywaters.org/1049

As you likely saw, the bill passed the U.S. House on April 30. While this outcome was predictable, it still hurts. HOWEVER, please read this breakdown from our Campaign Manager Alex Falconer who led our work in DC against this bill - you will see many important wins for us among this "loss," and with your help, we'll make sure it has no forward momentum in the Senate. Please contact your Senators now: https://www.savetheboundarywaters.org/SMoveOn

Update from DC: we received word late last week that Rep. Stauber’s extreme anti-wilderness bill would be up for a vote this week. Despite our tireless effort to meet with Representatives and urge them to VOTE NO, Rep. Stauber’s terrible bill passed last night by a vote of 212-203.

You know by now that Rep. Stauber does the opposite of what his constituents want for MN’s clean water: the majority of people in his district want the Boundary Waters protected. Yet, he’s pushed through a bill that would open its headwaters to mining.

We'll fight every attempt to roll back Boundary Waters protections and continue our work to win permanent protection. We engage at every level of government, file lawsuits when necessary, and continue to build a powerful movement to protect the Boundary Waters for all, forever. www.SavetheBoundaryWaters.org

Recently Minnesota’s local CBS News station highlighted how Save the Boundary Waters built a movement over the past decade that brought Minnesota’s sulfide-ore copper mining threat to the national spotlight. You've played a vital role in this journey - thank you!

The two-part feature showcases the Campaign's progress over the past decade to safeguard the Boundary Waters from this kind of toxic mining, including our most significant achievement yet – the Public Land Order banning mining on federal lands and minerals in the Boundary Waters watershed for 20 years.

It features the voices of Ely-area advocates, business owners, and community members who have been with us since the beginning - tirelessly fighting to keep toxic mining away from the fragile ecosystem of the Wilderness.
Watch the segments: https://www.savetheboundarywaters.org/wcco?emci=88f81ba7-8e72-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&emdi=b11fbd71-9d72-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&ceid=10217769

Unfortunately the mining company recently proposed exploratory drilling on the edge of the Boundary Waters - this proposal is a precursor to perhaps Twin Metals’ most dangerous proposition – to mine underneath Birch Lake, which flows directly into the Wilderness. Please also sign this petition asking Minnesota Governor Walz' administration to reject this proposal and protect the Boundary Waters: https://www.savetheboundarywaters.org/ACTION-1023N

Able to do more to help the Boundary Waters? Sign up for our action alerts and we’ll send you our new Save the Boundary Waters sticker! Just sign up at this link: https://www.savetheboundarywaters.org/moveon

Exciting to see this petition really taking off fast - please keep up the momentum by sharing it far and wide. Also check out this video clip montage of recent shenanigans (and our team fighting back!) in Washington D.C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd1LDqPem_k