WASHINGTON, D.C.  — The Senate passed House Joint Resolution 140, a dangerous measure that would strip protections from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, and open the door to toxic copper mining at the headwaters of this iconic wilderness area, threatening this treasured American landscape, and the clean water, wildlife, and recreation economy that depend on it, with potentially irreversible damage, while setting a troubling precedent for public lands nationwide. Following is a reaction from  Kabir Green , director of federal affairs for Nature at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council): “This is a direct attack on one of America’s most iconic wilderness areas. The Boundary Waters belong to the American people, not mining companies looking to extract profits at the expense of clean water and irreplaceable ecosystems.…