For Immediate Release
April 17, 2024
Contact: Libby London, 612-227-8407
Boundary Waters Action Fund endorses candidate Kelly Morrison
(Ely, MN) -- Boundary Waters Action Fund (BWAF), the 501(c)(4) affiliate organization of Save the Boundary Waters, endorsed Minnesota State Senator Kelly Morrison for her campaign to the United States House of Representatives in Congressional District 3. BWAF supports candidates committed to protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness at the federal and state levels from the threat of sulfide-ore copper mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters.
“State Senator Kelly Morrison is a critical champion for permanently protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Sen. Morrison has introduced two important pro-Boundary Waters bills in the Minnesota State Legislature - H.F. 329/ S.F. 167 - The Boundary Waters Permanent Protection bill and H.F. 3458 / S.F. 3434, referred to as the “Four dangerous mining practices bill.” We have enjoyed working closely with Sen. Morrison for the past six years in the Minnesota Legislature. Her personal love for the Wilderness shines through as one of our top champions at the Capitol. She has been an incredible advocate for the Boundary Waters in Minnesota, and we are excited to work with her in Congress to pass federal legislation to protect the Wilderness for all generations to come,” said Alex Falconer, Director of the Boundary Waters Action Fund
A list of endorsed candidates can be found here.
The Boundary Waters is the most heavily visited wilderness area in the United States, attracting more than 165,000 visitors from all over the world. It is a major driver of the regional economy, supporting hundreds of businesses and thousands of jobs. A vast collection of peer-reviewed science shows that if a Twin Metals copper-nickel mine were built along the rivers and streams flowing into the Wilderness pollution and environmental degradation would be certain. A peer-reviewed independent study from Harvard University showed that protection of the Boundary Waters from a proposed Twin Metals sulfide-ore copper mine would result in dramatically more jobs and more income over a 20-year period.
Nearly 70 percent of Minnesotans support permanent protection for this priceless Wilderness area. A poll conducted by Change Research of Minnesota midterm voters finds that 7 in 10 (69%) support legislation to permanently protect Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from the threat of sulfide-ore copper mining. The poll of 1,098 2022 Minnesota voters from November 7-10, 2022 found that support for permanent protection ran high across all demographics and every region of the state.
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