Permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from toxic sulfide ore mining.

Since 2020, Congresswoman McCollum has carried the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act (H.R. 588), which would permanently protect the Boundary Waters from toxic sulfide ore mining.

The release says McCollum is committed to legislation that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters from toxic sulfide ore mining.

U.S. REP. BETTY McCOLLUM CONDEMNS SENATE VOTE TO ALLOW FOREIGN MINING COMPANY TO POLLUTE THE BWCA | Congresswoman Betty McCollum
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Rep. Betty McCollum re-introduces legislation to permanently Protect Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness from sulfide-ore copper mining

McCollum re-introduces legislation aimed at permanently protecting the Boundary Waters Wilderness from sulfide-ore copper mining.

Rep. Betty McCollum re-introduces legislation to permanently Protect Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness from sulfide-ore copper mining — Betty McCollum for Congress
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condemned Senate passage of a resolution that would allow toxic mineral extraction in the BWCA headwaters

McCollum denounced a Senate vote tied to allowing toxic mineral extraction near the Boundary Waters, consistent with her commitment to protect the area from mining pollution.

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum Condemns Senate Vote to Allow Foreign Mining Company to Pollute the BWCA
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The Senate voted 50-49 to send Trump a resolution lifting the federal mining ban near the Boundary Waters.

Congress moved to repeal the protection rather than permanently protect the wilderness, so the promise was not delivered.

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Senate Republicans send Trump resolution to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area
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Trump lifted the federal ban and signed the resolution, clearing the way for Twin Metals to pursue permits.

The moratorium was reversed, which directly contradicts a promise of permanent protection.

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Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permits
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