Minnesota Capitol bill would bar copper-nickel mines within BWCA’s watershed
Democratic legislators have introduced a bill to bar copper-nickel mines from developing within the same watershed as the ...
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State lawmakers introducing a bill to extend the state ban on mining in the Boundary Waters
Minnesota lawmakers introduce a bill to extend the state ban on mining in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It ...
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'Water doesn't respect borders,' says opponent of mining in northeastern Minnesota
Friends of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness face 'an uphill battle' preventing new mining operations nearby ...
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Stauber reintroduces bill to reverse mining ban near Boundary Waters, return leases to Twin Metals
Northern Minnesota Republican Congressman Pete Stauber has reintroduced legislation to overturn a 20-year mining ban near the ...
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Rep. Pete Stauber proposes 'Superior National Forest Restoration Act' that would reopen area to mining
In his statement, Stauber says his bill would reinstate mineral leases in the area, describing that Biden's decision to ...
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Local View: Allowing mining near BWCAW won't stop China
From the column: "Mining sulfide-ore upstream of the BWCAW is 'a direct attack on our way of life in northern Minnesota'." ...
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U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber reintroduces bill that would open copper nickel mining near Boundary Waters
Republican control in Washington could open the way for copper nickel mining efforts near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...
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Rep. Pete Stauber thanks Trump for supporting Minnesota’s mining industry
Representative Pete Stauber (R-MN) says the 232 steel tariffs President Donald Trump implemented during his first term shows how invested he is in American mining and manufacturing. “Northeast ...
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MPR News analyzes outside spending in Minnesota Legislature; Legislation could reverse mining ban near Boundary Waters
$25 million in outside spending flowed into races for the Minnesota Legislature in 2024 ... that could pave the way for copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
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Stauber reintroduces bill to reverse mining ban near Boundary Waters, return leases to Twin Metals
The bill would also return two key federal mineral leases to Twin Metals Minnesota, the company vying to build an underground mine for copper and nickel near Ely In this file photo from 2010 ...