Gov. Tim Walz signs executive order banning nonferrous mining near Boundary Waters

By: J. Patrick Coolican

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 742

Last Updated: 4 hours, 37 minutes ago

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Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Tuesday banning nonferrous mining in the Rainy River Watershed, which is the site of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness — handing environmentalists a significant victory they’ve sought for years.

Walz will give a mid-morning address Tuesday to discuss his climate and environmental record at a state park.

Walz is instructing the Department of Natural Resources not to grant permits to mine in the watershed. This move bears …

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