House approves repeal of 20-year mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The resolution now moves to the Senate, where a simple majority can open 225,000 acres of land to mining operations.
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MN Boundary Waters: US House revokes mining ban in Superior National Forest, vote moves to Senate

Lawmakers at the U.S. House of Representatives voted to lift a federal ban on mining in the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe ...

House Republicans vote to lift 20-year ban on mining near pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Congressional Republicans have moved closer to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ...

Federal prosecutors in Georgia announce guilty plea in Ponzi scheme that bilked investors of $380M

A financial adviser in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000 people ...