Republicans Use Little-Known Law to Open Minnesota Boundary Waters to Mining
Senator Martin Heinrich argued that overturning the mining ban disrespects tribal treaty rights and excludes tribes from the conversation.
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Senate Republicans used the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Biden-era mining ban in Minnesota's Boundary Waters, a move that critics argue is legally questionable and harmful to tribal rights.
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