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The U.S. House voted to lift the decades-old mining ban near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, potentially enabling copper mining near the protected watershed. Proponents argue it could create jobs and boost the economy, while opponents warn of risks to water quality and wilderness values; the measure advances to the Senate.
The U.S. House voted to advance HJR 140 to overturn the 20-year mining ban around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness by withdrawing lands from Public Land Order 7917 under the Congressional Review Act; if the Senate approves and the president signs, the ban would be nullified, a move supporters say would unlock critical minerals from the Duluth Complex while critics warn of environmental and tribal impacts.