1. United States
2. Maine
3. Letter

Vote NO on HJ 140 The sulphide mine will be a mortal threat to the boundary waters: ""The proposed mine would not be tucked away in some remote corner; it would sit directly upstream of the interconnected lakes and streams that make the wilderness a natural treasure." It will produce toxic dangerous sulphuric acid. ""Unlike the iron mining that built Minnesota, this project would dig for copper in sulfide-bearing ore. When that waste rock hits air and water, it creates sulfuric acid." Ecological risk is severe: ""The Boundary Waters sits on the Canadian Shield, a massive slab of granite with almost no limestone to neutralize acid. The water is "soft" and has virtually no defenses. If acid mine drainage leaks — and the EPA's own data shows that nearly every copper mine of this type eventually spills — the sulfuric acid and other toxic pollutants would inevitably ride the current downstream." It will endanger the food chain: ""An acid spill could mean the collapse of the Boundary Waters food chain. Acidification kills the zooplankton and minnows upon which the rest of a lake depends. When the baitfish die, the native lake trout and trophy walleye follow." THE BOUNDARY WATERS ARE SOME OF THE LAST TRULY INTACT WILDERNESS IN THE COUNTRY. THEY'RE WORTH PROTECTING. Remember: the income from boundary waters tourism is greater than the income from mining. Plus the mining profits will ruin future tourism and will go to chile and china. The attack on Th boundary waters is part of Trump's war on Minnesota. Don't allow this precious area to be raped and pillaged. Some things are sacred. Do you want to be remembered as the ones who sold out a sacred heritage? NO On HJ 140