In 2023, the Biden administration placed a 20-year ban on mining operations in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA). However, a resolution approved by the U.S. House, now heading ...
Environmentalists are sounding the alarm on the potential harm of a precious metals mine that could be built on the doorstep of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Meanwhile, those who ...
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BREAKING: 20-Year Mining Ban Protecting Minnesota's Boundary Waters Boundary Waters Overturned
On January 21, 2026, The U.S. House of Representatives voted to overturn federal protections that prevent copper-nickel sulfide mining upstream of the BWCAW, following a joint resolution filed by ...
Nearly 225,000 acres of federal land located in the Superior National Forest was previously protected by a 20-year mining moratorium instituted by the Biden administration. The decision issued by the ...
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