Episode
How the ban on mining near the BWCAW was reversed
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- Essential Minnesota
- Published
- May 8, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2110
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Summary
A vote in late April opened the Boundary Waters watershed to copper nickel mining – again. Two reporters describe the family behind the mining proposal, how they worked with lawmakers to reverse a federal ban on mining in the “crown jewel” of Minnesota and what will happen next.