Protection of the Boundary Waters is on the ballot

By: Amanda Hefner

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: October 6, 2026

Words: 529

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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When Congress voted to overturn hard-fought federal protections for the Boundary Waters watershed earlier this year, it did more than revive the possibility of the proposed Twin Metals sulfide-ore copper mine.

Congress also sent a troubling message: Decades of scientific research, overwhelming public support, treaty rights and careful stewardship of one of America’s greatest public lands can be tossed aside with the stroke of a pen.

Although it was a …

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