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Environmental groups and Minnesota U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D) on the state capitol steps Wednesday urging residents to make their voices heard over a bill heading to the Senate floor that would overturn a 20-year ban on copper mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

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Environmental groups and Minnesota U.S. Senator Tina Smith rally at state capitol to protect BWCA from mining

"We appreciate mining is crucial to our economy and our national security but that is not what this mine is about"

Quiet Waters in the Great North Woods on Seagull Lake in the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. A critical vote is set for this week in the U.S. Senate that could allow a copper-nickel mine to being operating near the BWCA.

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National security or a toxic threat? Senate nears vote on the future of mining near BWCA and both sides hold their ground

Opponents and proponents of a copper-nickel mine to be located near Ely, Minnesota both make their case

Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing a resolution to end the moratorium through the House despite environmentalists' warnings that it could devastate a premier destination for campers, kayakers and canoeists.

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Republicans in the House vote to lift a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area

A Chilean mining company is still considering opening a copper mine in the Superior National Forest

A core sample drilled from underground rock near Ely, Minn., shows a band of shiny minerals containing copper, nickel and precious metals, center, that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, hopes to mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota.

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Trump administration moves to lift Biden-era mining restrictions near Boundary Waters in Minnesota

“The announcement is shocking," says Ingrid Lyons, executive director of Save the Boundary Waters

Leaders of the Minnesota environmental protection group Save the Boundary Waters are sounding the alarm over a new executive order issued by President Donald Trump.

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President Trump issues executive order targeting minerals on federal land threatening environmentally protected BWCA

"We're talking about landscapes like the Grand Canyon, like Yellowstone, if mineral deposits are found there"

Minnesota lawmakers are introducing a bill to extend the state ban on mining in the the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness which would also prohibit copper-nickel mining.

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State lawmakers introducing a bill to extend the state ban on mining in the Boundary Waters

It follows an executive order by President Trump that cancels a Biden Administration moratorium on mining

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Body of second missing Boundary Waters canoeist found

40-year-old Reis Grams and 41-year-old Jesse Haugen were seen going over Curtain Falls in the Boundary Waters

The search for missing canoeists in BWCA expected to carry into the weekend

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The search for missing canoeists in Boundary Waters wilderness expected to carry into the weekend

41-year-old Jesse Haugen and 40-year-old Reis Grams remain missing after going over a waterfall

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Fire burning in Boundary Waters near the end of the Gunflint Trail

Fire was noticed just before a campfire ban for the entire BWCA went into effect Wednesday

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Proponents of copper-nickel mine near Boundary Waters say the project is necessary for the Iron Range's economic future

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Environmental groups and Minnesota U.S. Senator Tina Smith rally at state capitol to protect BWCA from mining

National security or a toxic threat? Senate nears vote on the future of mining near BWCA and both sides hold their ground

Republicans in the House vote to lift a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Trump administration moves to lift Biden-era mining restrictions near Boundary Waters in Minnesota

Environmentalists, Sen. Tina Smith celebrate removal of Boundary Waters mining permissions in Trump's "Bill"

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Climate activists gather at Minnesota State Capitol in effort to protect environmental laws

President Trump issues executive order targeting minerals on federal land threatening environmentally protected BWCA

State lawmakers introducing a bill to extend the state ban on mining in the Boundary Waters

Body of second missing Boundary Waters canoeist found

The search for missing canoeists in Boundary Waters wilderness expected to carry into the weekend

Two men still missing days after their canoe went over a waterfall in remote section of Boundary Waters Wilderness

You, the Loons, the stars and a lake: Permit season is here for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

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Fire burning in Boundary Waters near the end of the Gunflint Trail

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