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"Minnesotans should ask why an industry that depends on our natural resources has been allowed to operate for decades without meeting a water-quality standard designed to protect our resources."
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In a new commentary for Outdoor News, Save the Boundary Waters Policy and Science Director Matt Norton explains why Governor Walz’s executive order is an important step toward protecting the Boundary Waters from the risks of sulfide-ore copper mining.
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It's Save the Boundary Waters day! Thank you @GovTimWalz. We are so grateful for your leadership! This moment belongs to all of us. Thank you all for being a part of this community and for helping make today possible.
Thank you @GovTimWalz !
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Just in: Gov. Walz signs executive order to prevent mining near the Boundary Waters startribune.com/live-gov-wal…
BREAKING: Governor Walz takes sweeping executive action to protect the Boundary Waters from toxic sulfide-ore copper mining.
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨: Governor Walz issues Executive Order, taking a monumental step for Boundary Waters protections. Read more:
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Read this great piece from the Minnesota Star Tribune on the contradiction between celebrating conservation icon Theodore Roosevelt while rolling back protections for places like the Boundary Waters.
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A new Vox article explores the proposed Twin Metals mine in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters. Sulfide-ore copper mining has never operated without pollution, and the Wilderness is not the place to find out what happens when a copper mine fails.
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"How is it that the Boundary Waters is polluted despite the law’s antidegradation standard? For one thing, mining companies do a poor job of predicting how much pollution mines will generate."
Read our Executive Director's op-ed in @duluthnews:
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Join us at the starting line of the Twin Cities Marathon or TC 10 Mile and make your miles matter! Run with Save the Boundary Waters to raise funds that protect America’s most-visited Wilderness while taking on an incredible challenge.
Learn more here: savetheboundarywaters.org/tc…
Protections for the BWCAW watershed have been rolled back—and now a toxic copper mine is back on the table. The @strib shines a light on the Chilean mining company Antofagasta and raises serious questions about its contentious environmental track record.
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Today, the President signed H.J. Res. 140 into Law, which revokes a 20-year mining ban in the Boundary Waters watershed. Learn more about HJ Res. 140, what it means for the Wilderness, and what you can do next to protect the Boundary Waters:
savetheboundarywaters.org/hj…
*Tune into Minnesota Public Radio at 5:20 pm CST to hear from our Executive Director, Ingrid Lyons.
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The New York Times published a vivid and timely feature this week by journalist Stephanie Pearson, who recounts her firsthand experience in the Wilderness, policy implications, and the role of the state of Minnesota in protecting the Boundary Waters. nytimes.com/2026/04/27/trave…
"'Congress should follow the law.' That statement by U.S. Sen. Tina Smith following the 50-49 Senate vote last week that purportedly overturned a 20-year sulfide mining ban on about 225,000 acres of the Superior National Forest, should be self-evident."
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In honor of Earth Day and the recent vote to overturn the 20-year mining ban, a generous supporter (@colonelbrandon42 on Instagram) has put up $25,000 to match gifts to our Boundary Waters Defense Fund — please give today and double your impact.
Give now:
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Last week, the Senate voted to pass H.J. Res. 140, which overturns the 20-year mining ban within the headwaters of the Boundary Waters. Thank you to Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar for using your voices to protect the BWCAW.
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Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a devastating bill that will undo protections for the Boundary Waters. Listen to this feature on NPR's All Things Considered featuring @FreemanExplore and @SenTinaSmith discussing what this means for the wilderness.
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On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed HJ Res 140, a devastating bill that will undo protections for the Boundary Waters. In our recent blog, we discuss what it means for the BWCAW and what comes next in the fight to defend this extraordinary Wilderness.
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