Boundary Waters Federal Land Withdrawal (Public Lands)

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To be populated as evidence accumulates.

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• 2025-01-21 — Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act: Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act (reintroduced) would permanently withdraw ~225,504 acres of the Rainy River Watershed in Superior National Forest from mining and mineral leasing, while permitting limited sand, granite, iron ore, and taconite removal where habitat, water, and air quality are not harmed. (novelty: 2)

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