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Boundary Waters Protection

Sector: Metal • Location: Minnesota, United States

Source: E&E News

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The Biden administration has taken steps to protect over 225,000 acres in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest from mining and geothermal leasing for 20 years, aiming to safeguard the Rainy River watershed and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Status
Closed
Sector
Metal, Geothermal, Government
Location
Minnesota, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
E&E News

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The project “Boundary Waters Protection” is an infrastructure initiative in the Metal sector, located in Minnesota, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from E&E News.

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The Biden administration has taken steps to protect over 225,000 acres in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest from mining and geothermal leasing for 20 years, aiming to safeguard the Rainy River watershed and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

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Environmental

Location

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United States of America (USA)

State

Minnesota

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Metal, Geothermal, Government

Article published date

2025-03-20

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