Senate votes to end ban on mining in Boundary Waters

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Senate Republicans scrap mining ban in Minnesota's Boundary Waters preserve
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to lift a Biden-era ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, one of the most expansive areas of federally protected land in the country.

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Senate overturns Boundary Waters protections, a boon for Chilean mining company
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Big win for mining as Senate votes to remove moratorium on Boundary Waters watershed
GOP Sends Trump Resolution Lifting Mining Ban In Minnesota Wilderness
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a So...

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Boundary Waters mining bill approved by Senate after Sen. Smith protest
Senate to vote on reversing mining ban near Boundary Waters
Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Just Lost Protection From Mining
The vote on Thursday removed a major hurdle for Twin Metals, which has battled to extract nickel, copper and other metals in Superior National Forest.

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Sen. Tina Smith leads opposition to mining near the Boundary Waters during late night speech
Senate votes to repeal Biden-era wilderness protections in Minnesota, sending bill to Trump’s desk

'It is a sacred place': Sen. Smith leads effort to protect BWCAW as Senate votes to overturn ban on copper-nickel mining

The government previously protected more than 225,000 acres of land in Minnesota's Superior National Forest from the environmental effects of sulfide mining.
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Senator Tina Smith implores colleagues to oppose bill allowing copper-nickel sulfide mine near Boundary Waters

In January, Congressional Republicans moved closer to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing a resolution to end the moratorium through the House despite environmentalists’ warnings that it could devastate a premier destination for campers,
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