Federal officials vow to reverse mining ban in Boundary Waters watershed
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Via social media on Wednesday, June 11, Trump administration officials declared they would initiate the process to reverse a 20-year mining moratorium on the Rainy River watershed surrounding the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota.
The announcement comes one day after advocates for protecting the BWCAW applauded the removal of a provision (Section 80131) from the U.S. House Reconciliation Bill that would have opened up the Rainy River watershed to sulfide-ore copper mining.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the plan on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.
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