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US Senate narrowly votes to end mining ban near Boundary Waters
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted Thursday, April 16, to end a ban on mining within the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The measure reverses a 20-year moratorium on mining and mining activities on more than 225,000 acres of Superior National Forest land in the Rainy River Watershed. It passed with a 50-49 vote. As in procedural votes made a day earlier, the votes largely fell along party lines, though two Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Thom Tillis of North Carolina — again joined Democrats in voting against the resolution. Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri did not vote Thursday but supported the earlier procedural votes. It now heads to the desk of President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, both Democrats, opposed the resolution. The resolution passed the U.S. House of Representatives in January, where it was introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Hermantown. Passage of the resolution nullifies the withdrawal and prevents a future presidential administration from restoring it. In a statement, Stauber called the vote a “major victory for America and for Minnesota’s families and workers.” “Never again can any Democrat president or administration unilaterally ban mining in this vital portion of the Superior National Forest, killing jobs and locking away trillions of dollars of critical minerals essential to our way of life,” he said. “Mining is our past, our present and our future — and the future looks bright!” But environmental groups who say a mine could pollute the downstream BWCAW denounced the resolution’s passage. Ingrid Lyons, executive director of Save the Boundary Waters, said it was “a dark day for America’s most beloved wilderness area.” “Minnesotans and the American public writ large have been loud and clear — this iconic place needs to be protected,” she said in a statement. “Today, by the very people who claim to represent them, they were ignored, and even worse, silenced. But of course, it’s not over, and we will always keep fighting.” Since the 2023 mineral withdrawal was published in the Federal Register and not the Congressional Record, Stauber argued the Biden administration failed to properly notify Congress, which violates a 50-year-old law requiring presidents to notify Congress of public land orders affecting more than 5,000 acres. In January, the Trump administration notified Congress of Biden’s land withdrawal, which, under the Congressional Review Act, gave legislators 60 working days to vote on whether to reject it. In a speech urging her colleagues to reject the resolution Thursday morning, Smith said the novel use of the Congressional Review Act in this way risks setting a precedent. “If this is the step that the Senate takes today, what this would mean is that any public land order that has been done over potentially decades could potentially be rescinded by some partisan act of Congress just willy-nilly,” Smith said. On Wednesday evening, Smith and colleagues opposed to the resolution spent hours speaking out against the resolution on the floor. Reversing the withdrawal is a win for Twin Metals, which is owned by Chilean company Antofagasta, which called the resolution’s passage “a critical moment for our nation’s ability to strengthen our mineral supply chains.” Twin Metals wants to build an underground copper-nickel mine, processing facility and tailings storage facility along Birch Lake, which flows into the BWCAW via the Kawishiwi River. Supporters of the mine argue it would bring much-needed jobs to the region while opponents say it will pollute the downstream wilderness area. Between the 20-year moratorium, which began in 2023, and the cancellation of a pair of key mineral leases, the Biden administration effectively killed the project. The company still needs to go through years of state and federal environmental review and permitting before it could begin mining. Without the mineral withdrawal, it can reacquire its federal mineral leases. The leases have not yet been returned, but the Trump administration began the process last summer. While a timeline for the lease return or restart of the lengthy environmental review and permitting process is not yet known, Twin Metals confirmed its intention of pursuing it. “The Twin Metals team looks forward to a robust discussion and engagement with our communities through any future regulatory processes,” Twin Metals spokesperson Kathy Graul said in a statement. Supporters of the mine have long argued an environmental review of a specific project is better than a blanket ban on mining in an area. “We don’t need a mining ban for the entire watershed to protect the Boundary Waters,” said Julie Lucas, executive director of industry group MiningMinnesota. “They are already protected by strict federal and Minnesota laws that require environmental review and permitting processes for any proposed mine. Those processes are designed to rely on science, ask hard questions, protect our environment, and support Minnesota’s communities and its economy.” But groups like Friends of the Boundary waters vowed to continue to fight against the proposed Twin Metals mine at the state level and denounced Thursday’s vote. “This is a serious blow to the Boundary Waters and to the future of America’s public lands,” said Chris Knopf, executive director of Friends of the Boundary Waters. “We will not pretend otherwise. A few politicians in Washington chose the interests of a foreign mining conglomerate over the will of the American people, over sound science, and over one of the most irreplaceable wild places on the planet.”
US Senate narrowly votes to end mining ban near Boundary Waters
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted Thursday, April 16, to end a ban on mining within the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The measure reverses a 20-year moratorium on mining and mining activities on more than 225,000 acres of Superior National Forest land in the Rainy River Watershed. It passed with a 50-49 vote. As in procedural votes made a day earlier, the votes largely fell along party lines, though two Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Thom Tillis of North Carolina — again joined Democrats in voting against the resolution. Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri did not vote Thursday but supported the earlier procedural votes. It now heads to the desk of President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, both Democrats, opposed the resolution. The resolution passed the U.S. House of Representatives in January, where it was introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Hermantown. Passage of the resolution nullifies the withdrawal and prevents a future presidential administration from restoring it. In a statement, Stauber called the vote a “major victory for America and for Minnesota’s families and workers.” “Never again can any Democrat president or administration unilaterally ban mining in this vital portion of the Superior National Forest, killing jobs and locking away trillions of dollars of critical minerals essential to our way of life,” he said. “Mining is our past, our present and our future — and the future looks bright!” But environmental groups who say a mine could pollute the downstream BWCAW denounced the resolution’s passage. Ingrid Lyons, executive director of Save the Boundary Waters, said it was “a dark day for America’s most beloved wilderness area.” “Minnesotans and the American public writ large have been loud and clear — this iconic place needs to be protected,” she said in a statement. “Today, by the very people who claim to represent them, they were ignored, and even worse, silenced. But of course, it’s not over, and we will always keep fighting.” Since the 2023 mineral withdrawal was published in the Federal Register and not the Congressional Record, Stauber argued the Biden administration failed to properly notify Congress, which violates a 50-year-old law requiring presidents to notify Congress of public land orders affecting more than 5,000 acres. In January, the Trump administration notified Congress of Biden’s land withdrawal, which, under the Congressional Review Act, gave legislators 60 working days to vote on whether to reject it. In a speech urging her colleagues to reject the resolution Thursday morning, Smith said the novel use of the Congressional Review Act in this way risks setting a precedent. “If this is the step that the Senate takes today, what this would mean is that any public land order that has been done over potentially decades could potentially be rescinded by some partisan act of Congress just willy-nilly,” Smith said. On Wednesday evening, Smith and colleagues opposed to the resolution spent hours speaking out against the resolution on the floor. Reversing the withdrawal is a win for Twin Metals, which is owned by Chilean company Antofagasta, which called the resolution’s passage “a critical moment for our nation’s ability to strengthen our mineral supply chains.” Twin Metals wants to build an underground copper-nickel mine, processing facility and tailings storage facility along Birch Lake, which flows into the BWCAW via the Kawishiwi River. Supporters of the mine argue it would bring much-needed jobs to the region while opponents say it will pollute the downstream wilderness area. Between the 20-year moratorium, which began in 2023, and the cancellation of a pair of key mineral leases, the Biden administration effectively killed the project. The company still needs to go through years of state and federal environmental review and permitting before it could begin mining. Without the mineral withdrawal, it can reacquire its federal mineral leases. The leases have not yet been returned, but the Trump administration began the process last summer. While a timeline for the lease return or restart of the lengthy environmental review and permitting process is not yet known, Twin Metals confirmed its intention of pursuing it. “The Twin Metals team looks forward to a robust discussion and engagement with our communities through any future regulatory processes,” Twin Metals spokesperson Kathy Graul said in a statement. Supporters of the mine have long argued an environmental review of a specific project is better than a blanket ban on mining in an area. “We don’t need a mining ban for the entire watershed to protect the Boundary Waters,” said Julie Lucas, executive director of industry group MiningMinnesota. “They are already protected by strict federal and Minnesota laws that require environmental review and permitting processes for any proposed mine. Those processes are designed to rely on science, ask hard questions, protect our environment, and support Minnesota’s communities and its economy.” But groups like Friends of the Boundary waters vowed to continue to fight against the proposed Twin Metals mine at the state level and denounced Thursday’s vote. “This is a serious blow to the Boundary Waters and to the future of America’s public lands,” said Chris Knopf, executive director of Friends of the Boundary Waters. “We will not pretend otherwise. A few politicians in Washington chose the interests of a foreign mining conglomerate over the will of the American people, over sound science, and over one of the most irreplaceable wild places on the planet.”
US Senate narrowly votes to end mining ban near Boundary Waters
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted Thursday, April 16, to end a ban on mining within the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The measure reverses a 20-year moratorium on mining and mining activities on more than 225,000 acres of Superior National Forest land in the Rainy River Watershed. It passed with a 50-49 vote. As in procedural votes made a day earlier, the votes largely fell along party lines, though two Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Thom Tillis of North Carolina — again joined Democrats in voting against the resolution. Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri did not vote Thursday but supported the earlier procedural votes. It now heads to the desk of President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, both Democrats, opposed the resolution. The resolution passed the U.S. House of Representatives in January, where it was introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Hermantown. Passage of the resolution nullifies the withdrawal and prevents a future presidential administration from restoring it. In a statement, Stauber called the vote a “major victory for America and for Minnesota’s families and workers.” “Never again can any Democrat president or administration unilaterally ban mining in this vital portion of the Superior National Forest, killing jobs and locking away trillions of dollars of critical minerals essential to our way of life,” he said. “Mining is our past, our present and our future — and the future looks bright!” But environmental groups who say a mine could pollute the downstream BWCAW denounced the resolution’s passage. Ingrid Lyons, executive director of Save the Boundary Waters, said it was “a dark day for America’s most beloved wilderness area.” “Minnesotans and the American public writ large have been loud and clear — this iconic place needs to be protected,” she said in a statement. “Today, by the very people who claim to represent them, they were ignored, and even worse, silenced. But of course, it’s not over, and we will always keep fighting.” Since the 2023 mineral withdrawal was published in the Federal Register and not the Congressional Record, Stauber argued the Biden administration failed to properly notify Congress, which violates a 50-year-old law requiring presidents to notify Congress of public land orders affecting more than 5,000 acres. In January, the Trump administration notified Congress of Biden’s land withdrawal, which, under the Congressional Review Act, gave legislators 60 working days to vote on whether to reject it. In a speech urging her colleagues to reject the resolution Thursday morning, Smith said the novel use of the Congressional Review Act in this way risks setting a precedent. “If this is the step that the Senate takes today, what this would mean is that any public land order that has been done over potentially decades could potentially be rescinded by some partisan act of Congress just willy-nilly,” Smith said. On Wednesday evening, Smith and colleagues opposed to the resolution spent hours speaking out against the resolution on the floor. Reversing the withdrawal is a win for Twin Metals, which is owned by Chilean company Antofagasta, which called the resolution’s passage “a critical moment for our nation’s ability to strengthen our mineral supply chains.” Twin Metals wants to build an underground copper-nickel mine, processing facility and tailings storage facility along Birch Lake, which flows into the BWCAW via the Kawishiwi River. Supporters of the mine argue it would bring much-needed jobs to the region while opponents say it will pollute the downstream wilderness area. Between the 20-year moratorium, which began in 2023, and the cancellation of a pair of key mineral leases, the Biden administration effectively killed the project. The company still needs to go through years of state and federal environmental review and permitting before it could begin mining. Without the mineral withdrawal, it can reacquire its federal mineral leases. The leases have not yet been returned, but the Trump administration began the process last summer. While a timeline for the lease return or restart of the lengthy environmental review and permitting process is not yet known, Twin Metals confirmed its intention of pursuing it. “The Twin Metals team looks forward to a robust discussion and engagement with our communities through any future regulatory processes,” Twin Metals spokesperson Kathy Graul said in a statement. Supporters of the mine have long argued an environmental review of a specific project is better than a blanket ban on mining in an area. “We don’t need a mining ban for the entire watershed to protect the Boundary Waters,” said Julie Lucas, executive director of industry group MiningMinnesota. “They are already protected by strict federal and Minnesota laws that require environmental review and permitting processes for any proposed mine. Those processes are designed to rely on science, ask hard questions, protect our environment, and support Minnesota’s communities and its economy.” But groups like Friends of the Boundary waters vowed to continue to fight against the proposed Twin Metals mine at the state level and denounced Thursday’s vote. “This is a serious blow to the Boundary Waters and to the future of America’s public lands,” said Chris Knopf, executive director of Friends of the Boundary Waters. “We will not pretend otherwise. A few politicians in Washington chose the interests of a foreign mining conglomerate over the will of the American people, over sound science, and over one of the most irreplaceable wild places on the planet.”
Luke Gulbranson, reality TV star and model, to challenge Stauber
EVELETH — A reality TV star and model from the Iron Range is running for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District seat. Luke Gulbranson, 42, announced his candidacy against incumbent Republican Rep. Pete Stauber, of Hermantown, in a video Wednesday morning. He's seeking the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination. The Eveleth native and cast member of Bravo's "Summer House" and Netflix's "Selling the OC" said he grew up during periods of economic hardship and relied on food assistance and Medicaid and wants to expand access to affordable health care after recent cuts. He also cited Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents "wreaking havoc to our communities" and the war in Iran as reasons he's running. "Yeah, I've been on reality TV, but that's drama for show," Gulbranson said. "But what's happening in D.C. is real drama, with real consequences and the stakes couldn't be higher. I wake up every morning and there's this dangerous rhetoric and madness coming out of D.C., and I can't stand it." Gulbranson's campaign said he planned to file his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday. Other 8th District DFL candidates who have filed include Trina Swanson, of Hermantown; John-Paul McBride, of Duluth; Emanuel Anastos, of Tower; and Wendell Smith, of Virginia. Another candidate, Bob Helland, of Duluth, also announced he's running for the seat but said he will not file with the FEC. Two DFL candidates have dropped out: Cyle Cramer and Chad McKenna. Stauber, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, has held the 8th District seat since 2019 and has filed for reelection. He is the only GOP candidate in the race as of Wednesday. A reality TV star from the Northland has made his way to Washington, D.C. before. Sean Duffy, a cast member of MTV's "The Real World: Boston" in the 1990s, represented northern Wisconsin in Congress from 2010 to 2019. He is now Trump's secretary of the Department of Transportation.
Luke Gulbranson, reality TV star and model, to challenge Stauber
EVELETH — A reality TV star and model from the Iron Range is running for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District seat. Luke Gulbranson, 42, announced his candidacy against incumbent Republican Rep. Pete Stauber, of Hermantown, in a video Wednesday morning. He's seeking the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination. The Eveleth native and cast member of Bravo's "Summer House" and Netflix's "Selling the OC" said he grew up during periods of economic hardship and relied on food assistance and Medicaid and wants to expand access to affordable health care after recent cuts. He also cited Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents "wreaking havoc to our communities" and the war in Iran as reasons he's running. "Yeah, I've been on reality TV, but that's drama for show," Gulbranson said. "But what's happening in D.C. is real drama, with real consequences and the stakes couldn't be higher. I wake up every morning and there's this dangerous rhetoric and madness coming out of D.C., and I can't stand it." Gulbranson's campaign said he planned to file his candidacy with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday. Other 8th District DFL candidates who have filed include Trina Swanson, of Hermantown; John-Paul McBride, of Duluth; Emanuel Anastos, of Tower; and Wendell Smith, of Virginia. Another candidate, Bob Helland, of Duluth, also announced he's running for the seat but said he will not file with the FEC. Two DFL candidates have dropped out: Cyle Cramer and Chad McKenna. Stauber, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, has held the 8th District seat since 2019 and has filed for reelection. He is the only GOP candidate in the race as of Wednesday. A reality TV star from the Northland has made his way to Washington, D.C. before. Sean Duffy, a cast member of MTV's "The Real World: Boston" in the 1990s, represented northern Wisconsin in Congress from 2010 to 2019. He is now Trump's secretary of the Department of Transportation.