How the Save the Boundary Waters movement brought Minnesota mining into the national spotlight
Oct 22, 2023 03:38AM ● By Content Editor
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By Jennifer Mayerle - CBS Minnesota News - October 20, 2023
By Jennifer Mayerle - CBS Minnesota News - October 20, 2023
What started with a small group of people is having a big impact on protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Earlier this year, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland imposed a 20-year federal ban on copper nickel mining in the Superior National Forest, the headwaters to the BWCA.
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