A study that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was green lighted
The Biden administration on Wednesday canceled a move by former president Donald Trump to renew mineral rights leases for a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in north-eastern Minnesota.
Trump had signed an order a month before the 2020 presidential election declaring a national emergency over the country’s reliance on imported metals used to manufacture computers, smartphones, batteries for electric cars and other items.
(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/26/minnesota-biden-administration-cancel-mining-lease