Fight over copper mining in northern Minnesota heats up

Saturday, July 15, 2017 - 10:22 in Earth & Climate

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The fight over whether to allow copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of northeastern Minnesota is shifting to the capital city as the U.S. Forest Service opens a new set of public meetings on its proposal to bar minerals exploration and development on more than 234,000 acres near the pristine wilderness for up to 20 years....

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