Wednesday - August 19, 2026
Minn. Gov. Walz Takes Executive Action to Ban Nonferrous Mining in the Boundary Waters
August 19, 2026
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026:

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Governor Walz Takes Executive Action to Ban Nonferrous Mining in the Boundary Waters

After Washington stripped the region's protections, Governor Walz uses executive authority to safeguard the BWCAW for generations

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Governor Tim Walz today signed an executive order to protect Minnesota's cherished Boundar . . .

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