2 days Ago By Craig Blacklock, Moose Lake
Copper-nickel mining with a weakened U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should be unthinkable.
President Donald Trump and Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District Rep. Pete Stauber have been pushing to allow new copper-nickel mines within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Lake Superior watersheds. Now they are pushing to weaken or eliminate the EPA.
This is a horrifying combination. This type of mining is questionable in these locations, even with stringent regulations and enforcement. ADVERTISEMENT I call upon Congressman Stauber to do his job in protecting the 150 EPA jobs in Duluth and in protecting the waters within and adjacent to his district by withdrawing any legislation that would allow copper-nickel mining within these watersheds.
Craig Blacklock Moose Lake Email submissions to: [email protected] Include a full name, address and daytime phone number. Only names and hometowns will be published.
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