Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tina Smith took the Senate floor around 7:40 p.m. Central Time to protest legislation that would remove protections for Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, prompting a rescheduling of a planned vote to Thursday, April 16 and drawing public statements opposing mining near the watershed. Washington, D.C. — Separately, congressional action has moved to lift a moratorium on mining near the Boundary Waters, with reports of a 50-49 Senate tally sending a repeal measure toward presidential consideration; Twin Metals Minnesota and parent Antofagasta support development while Minnesota senators, tribes and conservation groups warned of contamination risks.
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这场矿业辩论影响着您的社区。如果暂停令解除,新的矿业可能会为明尼苏达州带来就业机会和经济增长。但风险也随之而来。在边界水域附近进行矿业开采可能会导致污染,影响当地野生动物和水质。
参议院的这一分裂决定意味着边界水域的命运尚不确定。请密切关注 4 月 16 日重新安排的投票。请记住,您的声音很重要。请联系您当地的代表,分享您的看法。如果您认识热爱户外活动的人,不妨转发。
Twin Metals Minnesota 公司及其母公司 Antofagasta 公司将从国会解除采矿禁令的措施中获益,该措施将促进在边界水域附近开发铜镍矿山的潜力,并获得关键矿产资源。
如果上游的采矿活动继续进行,当地社区、美洲原住民部落、环保组织以及边界水域生态系统可能会遭受潜在的水污染、文化和生计影响,以及长期的环境退化。
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