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....