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Instead of maintaining the laws that protect our water and our health, the legislature wants to weaken or roll back these protections! Our leaders must not move our state backwards.
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A form of mining with a long history of causing toxic pollution in other states is being proposed in Minnesota. This new type of mining for Minnesota raises many questions, including whether mining companies can ensure their operations won’t cause serious and long-term water pollution; whether current regulations are strong enough to protect our lakes, rivers, streams and public health, as well as our taxpayers; and whether Minnesota has fully implemented its own recommended safeguards for this kind of mining.
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MEP Member Organizations working on this issue include:
- Audubon Minnesota
- Environment Minnesota
- Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
- Friends of the Cloquet Valley State Forest
- Izaak Walton League of America — Midwest Office
- Izaak Walton League of America — Minnesota Division
- League of Women Voters Minnesota
- Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
- Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness
- Save Lake Superior Association
- Sierra Club North Star Chapter
- WaterLegacy