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Minnesota governor signs order to stop any mining efforts in Boundary Waters wilderness

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has suspended state work on proposed mining projects in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The Independent UK

House Republicans vote to lift 20-year ban on mining near pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Congressional Republicans have moved closer to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a premier destination for outdoors lovers in remote northeastern Minnesota

The Independent UK

Trump administration moves to lift Biden-era mining restrictions near Boundary Waters in Minnesota

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to lift restrictions on copper-nickel mining that the Biden administration imposed near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota

The Independent UK

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Minnesota’s Boundary Waters are pristine. Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could pollute them forever

A little-known provision would open thousands of nearby acres to a foreign mining company, risking acid drainage

The Guardian - US

Federal judge deals another serious blow to proposed copper-nickel mine on edge Minnesota wilderness

A federal judge has dealt another serious setback to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota

The Independent UK

Buck of the Week gets ready for Valentines Day

A deer photo apt for Valentine’s Day, more on Chicago’s urban and suburban turkeys, the shortening of ice fishing in Wisconsin and a note on protecting the Boundary Waters are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

US moves to protect Minnesota wilderness from planned mine

The Biden administration has moved to protect the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota from future mining

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Biden administration issues Boundary Waters mining moratorium - Roll Call

The Biden administration moved to block the development of a copper and nickel mine on federal land in northeastern Minnesota.

Roll Call

Twin Metals sues Biden administration to regain mine leases

The developers of a proposed copper-nickel mine upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota are suing the Biden administration

The Independent UK

Long-awaited federal study finds threat to Boundary Waters from hardrock mining

Hardrock mining on public land in northern Minnesota risks contaminating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, even with measures designed to head off those problems, a long-awaited federal study says.

Tribune News Service

Feds issue draft assessment that could doom Minnesota mine

The U.S. Forest Service has issued a draft environmental assessment to lay the foundation for a proposed 20-year moratorium on copper-nickel mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The Independent UK

Biden administration cancels leases for controversial copper-nickel mine near Boundary Waters

MINNEAPOLIS — The Biden administration on Wednesday canceled two minerals leases for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota, likely killing a project widely condemned for being too close to the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Tribune News Service

Outfitters say Forest Service went too far in reducing Boundary Waters permits

From her outfitting business on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA), Clare Shirley can't help but think the U.S. Forest Service went too far in reducing permit availability for the upcoming season.

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