Environment
As a 6th-generation Minnesotan, Kelly is proud of our state’s strong history of protecting our lakes, rivers, and wetlands. She believes we need to continue that legacy and protect our air, land, and water for generations to come.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, ahead of the U.S. House vote on House Joint Resolution (H.J.Res.) 140, which would strip the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of protections from copper sulfide mining, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) spoke on the House floor in strong opposition to the bill and urged her colleagues to reject this resolution.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison, MD (MN-03) joined health experts to condemn the Trump Administration’s recent actions rolling back environmental protections and anti-pollution laws, damaging our climate, and making Americans sicker.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) spoke on the House floor in opposition of Congressional Republicans’ proposal to open the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to toxic sulfide-ore copper mining.
Congressional Republicans tucked a provision into their budget proposal that would allow toxic sulfide-ore copper mining in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters, which has never been done in Minnesota before and would permanently damage and pollute Minnesota’s pristine wilderness area.
