Support the "Safe Mines To Protect Our Water" Bill House Bill: HF0916; Senate Companion: SF0845
The 2009 legislative session presents an opportunity to protect those resources and our states financial health with legislation that regulates the development of copper-nickel mines. This form of mining known as acid mining or sulfide mining has never been done before in Minnesota, is very different from taconite mining, and has led to devastating environmental and financial consequences elsewhere in the country. A 2009 Minnesota Legislative Priority
Oppose Rep. Oberstar's
HR 4292, Senators Klobuchar and Coleman's S 3411 Superior
National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2007-2008 This
bill would force the sale of 6,700 acres of Superior National Forest public land
to PolyMet, a Canadian mining company. The main purpose of this bill is
to remove environmental protections from protected forest land near the
BWCAW for a copper strip mine!