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Protection of the Boundary Waters is on the ballot

States Newsroom · October 6, 2026

When Congress voted to overturn hard-fought federal protections for the Boundary Waters watershed earlier this year, it did more than revive the possibility of the proposed Twin Metals sulfide-ore copper mine. Congress also sent a troubling message: Decades of scientific research, overwhelming public support, treaty…

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Protection of the Boundary Waters is on the ballot

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