# Long-term impact of Walz's executive order blocking mining depends on his successor

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Podcast: [Minnesota Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-today-413993)
Published: 2026-08-19T11:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/08/19/longterm-impact-of-walzs-executive-order-blocking-mining-depends-on-his-successor
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