WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to go forward with a plan to overturn a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and its watershed.
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U.S. House votes to repeal mining protections from BWCAW and surrounding watersheds, bill moves to Senate - kare11.com
The protections outlined by the Bureau of Land Management encompass more than 225,000 acres in northern Minnesota's Superior National Forest.
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