Red Lake Nation strongly opposes action approving mining in Boundary Waters watershed

Scores of Forest Service plans could be upended after Boundary Waters mining vote

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Boundary Waters vote is a political win — not a decisive decision

In transboundary waters, the risks of mining are often described as hypothetical. They are not. They are visible in rivers that already carry the legacy of mines long since closed.In Southeast Alaska, where I have worked along rivers that begin in British Columbia and flow into the United States, the question of upstream responsibility is not abstract. Contamination from an abandoned mine in neighboring Canada has flowed downstream for years. Th…

Red Lake Nation strongly opposes action approving mining in Boundary Waters watershed

RED LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) — Red Lake Nation has issued a statement opposing recent federal action to overturn long-standing protections for the Boundary Waters watershed. Last week, the U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to pass a bill to allow mining in the watershed. Red Lake Nation says sulfide-ore copper mining poses a well-documented risk of permanent water contamination. They say any degradation of the headwaters will flow downstream threatening ecosyst…

Grand Portage Band leadership on mining ban reversal: “the fight isn’t over”

A U.S. Senate resolution would allow mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, prompting the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to condemn the move as a threat to tribal rights and water quality. Read the full story by WTIP – Grand Marais, MN.