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Stauber reintroduces bill to reverse mining ban near Boundary Waters, return leases to Twin Metals
Northern Minnesota Republican Congressman Pete Stauber has reintroduced legislation to overturn a 20-year mining ban near the ...
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The Boundary Waters
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is America's most-visited federally designated wilderness area ... proposed sulfide-ore copper mining just south of the wilderness area. Thousands of acres ...
An Executive Order from President Trump Could Strip Protections from Millions of Acres of Prized Hunting and Fishing Grounds in Alaska
Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order called “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary ...
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THE CONGLOMERATE MESA PROJECT
In 2016 it was designated as part ... Worse, the mine site would be under five miles from the western border of Death Valley National Park and visible from the Park, access roads, nearby wilderness ...
Stauber proposes 'Superior National Forest Restoration Act' that would reopen area to mining
In his statement, Stauber says his bill would reinstate mineral leases in the area, describing that Biden's decision to ...
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Overlander and Hunter Weighs In: Not Anti-Access, but Pro-Habitat
Does designated wilderness in the U.S. really threaten ... in the lower 48 states is permanently protected against logging, ...
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Solitude of nature: Dry Creek Wilderness Area pristine and unspoiled
Geological studies in the area determined that it possessed a low potential for deposits of metallic mineral resources, so it was not disrupted by heavy mining. Consequently, most early visitors ...