# How the ban on mining near the BWCAW was reversed

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Podcast: [Essential Minnesota](https://stenobird.com/podcast/essential-minnesota-7677952)
Published: 2026-05-08T09:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/STB3814105305.mp3
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## Resource

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.

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