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"path": "/news/16042026/minnesotas-boundary-waters-just-lost-protection-from-mining/",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-16T20:39:04.000Z",
"site": "https://insideclimatenews.org",
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"textContent": "WASHINGTON—Despite hours of impassioned arguments from Sen. Tina Smith, the U.S. Senate ended a Biden-era moratorium on mining in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness watershed. The vote on Thursday removed a major hurdle for Twin Metals, which has battled to extract nickel, copper and other metals in Superior National Forest. Twin Metals, which has […]",
"title": "Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Just Lost Protection From Mining"
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