We are hearing that there may be a House vote as soon as Wednesday, January 21 to repeal a mining ban in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. This is yet another unprecedented use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) following votes last year to overturn land management plans. Thousands of Sierra Club members and supporters were part of a nationwide effort to achieve these protections in 2023.
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota is one of our nation’s most popular wilderness areas. In 2023 after years of organizing, the Interior Department finalized a 20-year mining ban for its surrounding watershed to safeguard clean water, wildlife habitat, wilderness values, cultural resources, and recreation opportunities. But now, the Trump Administration and its allies in Congress are attempting to overturn these protections and allow toxic sulfide ore mining to pollute these beloved public lands and waters.
Tell your members of Congress to vote NO on H.J.Res.140: https://sc.org/BoundaryWaters
