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MinnPostApr 16, 2026

Big win for mining as Senate votes to remove moratorium on Boundary Waters watershed

Representative Pete Stauber authored the original House resolution to overturn the Biden-era mining ban in the Superior National Forest.

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Senate Overturns Boundary Waters Mining Ban
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Big win for mining as Senate votes to remove moratorium on Boundary Waters watershed
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The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to overturn a 20-year Biden-era moratorium on sulfide-ore mining in the Boundary Waters watershed, paving the way for the Twin Metals project after an impassioned but unsuccessful talking filibuster by Senator Tina Smith.

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Pete StauberR-Minnesota-8
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