{"podcast":{"title":"MPR News with Angela Davis","slug":"mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489","podcast_index_feed_id":239489,"rss_url":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/mpr-news-with-angela-davis","website_url":"https://www.mprnews.org/topic/angela-davis","image_url":"https://img.apmcdn.org/4c1a409ffb901a63f6d5f1542c2d6798f0ca559f/square/fcc246-20241021-angela-davis-mpr-news-podcast-2000.jpg","author":"Minnesota Public Radio","episode_count":200,"summary":"Conversations about life in Minnesota and how the state is changing, weekdays from MPR News. Programming note: Our colleague Angela Davis is taking a leave of absence after a recent breast cancer diagnosis. Thank you to all who have checked in and shared kind words. Angela is touched by your support as she focuses on her recovery.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T04:20:58.464378+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489"},"episode":{"title":"The Senate overturned a mining ban near the Boundary Waters. What happens next?","slug":"the-senate-overturned-a-mining-ban-near-the-boundary-waters-what-happens-next","published_at":"2026-04-23T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489/the-senate-overturned-a-mining-ban-near-the-boundary-waters-what-happens-next","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489","url":"https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/04/23/the-senate-overturned-a-mining-ban-near-the-boundary-waters-what-happens-next","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/minnesota/podcasts/angela-davis/2026/04/23/mining_near_the_bwca_20260423_64.mp3","summary":"Last week, the U.S. Senate overturned a 20-year federal mining ban on land near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Supporters say modern mines can protect the environment while producing critical minerals and boosting the regional economy. Opponents argue the environmental risks are too great and the economic benefits aren't what they seem. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks about what comes next and how lifting the ban could affect the environment and jobs. Guests: Julie Lucas is the executive director of MiningMinnesota , an industry trade group. Ingrid Lyons is the executive director of Save the Boundary Waters .","meta_description":"Last week, the U.S. Senate overturned a 20-year federal mining ban on land near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Supporters say modern mines can…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2864,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489/episodes/the-senate-overturned-a-mining-ban-near-the-boundary-waters-what-happens-next/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489/the-senate-overturned-a-mining-ban-near-the-boundary-waters-what-happens-next.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}