Stop Selling Off Our Public Lands — Protect the Boundary Waters Now

I am writing as a constituent to demand that you immediately stop the ongoing assault on America’s public lands. These lands belong to the American people—not corporations, not foreign mining companies, and not the highest bidder. Right now, one of our nation’s most treasured wilderness areas—the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (chatgpt://generic-entity?number=0)—is under direct threat from reckless political decisions and industry pressure. A 20-year mining ban that protects this irreplaceable watershed is at risk of being stripped away to benefit corporate polluters. This is unacceptable. The Boundary Waters is not just another piece of land. It is over one million acres of pristine lakes, forests, and rivers—more than 1,000 lakes and 1,200 miles of waterways that Americans have cherished for generations. It supports a thriving outdoor recreation economy, sustains local jobs, and provides critical habitat for wildlife including wolves, moose, loons, lynx, and walleye. And yet, you are being asked to sacrifice all of it for a toxic copper-nickel mining project backed by a foreign corporation, Antofagasta (chatgpt://generic-entity?number=1), through its proposed Twin Metals mine. Let’s be clear: this is not “development”—it is permanent destruction. Sulfide mining in this watershed risks irreversible contamination of clean water, destruction of ecosystems, and collapse of a sustainable tourism economy that depends on preserving—not exploiting—this landscape. At a time when climate change is already accelerating biodiversity loss, choosing to dismantle protections for one of America’s most iconic wilderness areas is not just shortsighted—it is indefensible. I demand that you: • Oppose any resolution or legislation that weakens or overturns the 20-year mining ban in the Boundary Waters watershed • Reject efforts to fast-track or approve the Twin Metals mine • Stand firmly against the privatization and exploitation of America’s public lands Public lands are not a commodity. They are a legacy. Once they are destroyed, they are gone forever. Do your job. Protect what belongs to the American people. Vote NO on any attempt to sell out the Boundary Waters.