8 P.M. #RADAR UPDATE:
#Showers continue to move through the #Northland, but only those north of Highway 2 are reaching the ground.
It is breezy around the #BoundaryWaters/Ely area. A #Snow #Squall Warning is in effect for Highway 1 and local roads for reduced #visibility.
"Opening the area to mining 'removes the American public from public land decision making,' as hundreds of thousands of Americans have made it clear they overwhelmingly want the BWCAW protected forever."
#Trump #fascism #authoritarianism #nature #environment #ClimateChange #capitalism #BoundaryWaters #Minnesota
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"Antofagasta wants to build a copper-nickel mine just outside the BWCAW on national forest land. ...
The Roosevelts noted that the proposed mining is 'the opposite of America First.' 'The mining company in question is foreign owned, will use Chinese state-owned smelters, and will then sell the extracted metals on the open market.'”
#Trump #fascism #authoritarianism #nature #environment #ClimateChange #capitalism #BoundaryWaters #Minnesota
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"On February 6, four direct descendants of President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to United States senators to ask them to vote against a measure that opens up the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in Minnesota to the Chilean mining giant Antofagasta Plc and its subsidiary Twin Metals Minnesota."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Trump #fascism #authoritarianism #nature #environment #ClimateChange #capitalism #BoundaryWaters #Minnesota
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-22-2026
On February 6, four direct descendants of President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to United States senators to ask them to vote against a measure that opens up the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in Minnesota to the Chilean mining giant Antofagasta Plc and its subsidiary Twin Metals Minnesota.
On February 6, four direct descendants of President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to United States senators to ask them to vote against a measure that opens up the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in Minnesota to the Chilean mining giant Antofagasta Plc and its subsidiary Twin Metals Minnesota.
#boundarywaters appears to be another case of the current administration trying to squeeze every dime out of aging industrial infrastructure (just like oil), with zero regard or planning for the future, as legacy billionaires battle new billionaires for relevance
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/climate/theodore-roosevelt-family-boundary-waters.html
Teddy Roosevelt’s Family Urges G.O.P. to Protect Public Lands — four descendants of the former president oppose mining near a wilderness area in Minnesota.
"a... rebuke of the Republican Party’s apparent retreat from the environmental ethos of Theodore Roosevelt, who protected around 230 million acres of public lands during his presidency."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/climate/theodore-roosevelt-family-boundary-waters.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MlA.mA47.pCaP6kNJPsUo&smid=nytcore-ios-share
#PresidentsDay #conservation #Minnesota #BoundaryWaters
The Little-Known Law Congress is Abusing to Sell Out Our Public Lands | Earthjustice
Lawmakers are using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) in troubling, unprecedented ways to clear the way for mining and fossil fuel development across the western U.S. and Alaska. Most recently, the House voted to use it to reopen the door for toxic mining near Minnesota’s beloved Boundary Waters.
#Congress #BoundaryWaters #EarthJustice #Petition
https://earthjustice.org/article/the-little-known-law-congress-is-abusing-to-sell-out-our-public-lands
Tell your U.S. senators: No toxic mining in the Boundary Waters | Environmental Action
The Senate could vote any moment on a proposal that would open the Boundary Waters to copper mining—and all the toxic pollution that would come with it. The Boundary Waters are a pristine wilderness of interconnected lakes and streams, the last place mining belongs.
Please take action to defend the Boundary Waters.
#BoundaryWaters #EnvironmentalAction #Petition
https://environmental-action.org/take-action/tell-your-u-s-senators-no-toxic-mining-in-the-boundary-waters/
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