Feds reopen forests near Boundary Waters to mining

The sun sets as two paddlers make their way across Lac La Croix in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Trump administration canceled a study of a proposed 20-year mining ban within the BWCAW watershed, clearing the way for renewed mineral exploration.
Nathaniel Minor | MPR News 2011
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