Natural Resources Defense Council: Minnesota Executive Order Protects Boundary Waters After Congress Strips Federal Safeguards
August 19, 2026
August 19, 2026
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release:
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Minnesota Executive Order Protects Boundary Waters After Congress Strips Federal Safeguards
WASHINGTON, DC-- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order adopting key safeguards for the permitting of new sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters watershed and directing state agencies to draft legislation that would make those protections perma . . .
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Minnesota Executive Order Protects Boundary Waters After Congress Strips Federal Safeguards
WASHINGTON, DC-- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order adopting key safeguards for the permitting of new sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters watershed and directing state agencies to draft legislation that would make those protections perma . . .