WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee,uplifted (https://x.com/SenatorHeinrich/status/2023871377116110918?s=20) a New York Times article (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/climate/theodore-roosevelt-family-boundary-waters.html) where President Teddy Roosevelt's descendants pressed lawmakers to oppose a resolution that would open up mining next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
This comes as the Senate is expected to consider H.J. Res. 140, which rolls back protections for the Boundary Waters, allowing for mining and mineral extraction near the wilderness area, risking thousand...