US Senate narrowly votes to end mining ban near Boundary Waters
Representative Pete Stauber introduced the resolution, calling its Senate passage a major victory for Minnesota's families and workers.
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The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to overturn a 20-year moratorium on mining in the Boundary Waters watershed. The resolution, which now heads to President Trump's desk, effectively clears a path for the Twin Metals copper-nickel mining project in Minnesota.
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