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Roosevelt Descendants Urge GOP to Protect Boundary Waters

2/16/2026

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Ted Roosevelt IV and his family urged Republican senators to oppose H.J. Res. 140, which would allow mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
They say the proposal would undermine Theodore Roosevelt's conservation legacy, establishing millions of acres of public land.
The letter says mining near Boundary Waters would harm the environment and contradict the GOP's conservation commitments.
Ted Roosevelt IV said the GOP lacks dedication to public lands.

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Ted Roosevelt IV and his family urged Republican senators to oppose H.J. Res. 140, which would allow mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
They say the proposal would undermine Theodore Roosevelt's conservation legacy, establishing millions of acres of public land.
The letter says mining near Boundary Waters would harm the environment and contradict the GOP's conservation commitments.
Ted Roosevelt IV said the GOP lacks dedication to public lands.