Senate overturns Boundary Waters protections, a boon for Chilean mining company
Representative Pete Stauber celebrated the Senate's passage of his bill to reverse the mining ban in Minnesota's Superior National Forest.
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The Senate voted 50-49 to overturn a 20-year mining moratorium in Minnesota's Superior National Forest, paving the way for a copper mine near the Boundary Waters Wilderness despite environmental concerns.
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