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US moves to protect Minnesota wilderness from planned mine

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The Biden administration moved Thursday to protect northeastern Minnesota's pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from future mining, dealing a potentially fatal blow to a copper-nickel project.

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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. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order Thursday closing over

1 year ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Biden protects vast wilderness area in Minnesota from mining

The Biden administration on Thursday announced protections near a vast wilderness area in Minnesota where proposed copper mining has raised environmental concerns.

1 year ago

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KRDO

US moves to protect Minnesota wilderness from planned mine

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Biden administration has moved to protect the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota from future mining. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order Thursday closing over 350 square miles of the Superior National Forest to mineral leasing for 20 years. Haaland says the decision is intended to protect the Boundary Waters for future generations and …

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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CBS News

Biden admin moves to protect Boundary Waters Canoe Area 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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The Hill

Biden administration announces restrictions on hardrock mining in 225,000 acres of Minnesota wilderness

The Biden administration will protect some 225,000 new acres in a northeastern Minnesota wilderness area from mineral leasing, Interior Department officials confirmed on a call with reporters Thursday.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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HuffPost

Biden Administration Cements Mining Ban Near Minnesota's Boundary Waters

The order establishes a 20-year mining ban on 225,000 acres next to the Minnesota wilderness, further crippling a Chilean firm's plans for a copper mine.

1 year ago·United States

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