ACA Pushes for Mining Law Reform
12 Mar
The American Canoe Association, a non-profit organization representing U.S. canoeists and kayakers, is advocating reform of federal mining laws as a way of protecting America’s top paddling destinations.
Citing mining activity that it says threatens such popular paddling locales as Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Idaho’s Boise River, and Oregon’s Rogue River, the organization is urging its members to support the modernization the General Mining Act of 1872, which governs mining and prospecting on federal lands.
“We should not use 19th century laws to guide 21st century mining activity,” the ACA said in a media release on the issue.
The ACA is part of a coalition of outdoor recreation organizations, called the Outdoor Alliance, that is lobbying for more environmentally friendly mining laws.
The Outdoor Alliance has produced a web-video on the matter which can be viewed HERE.
