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Representative Pete Stauber (R-MN) sponsored H.R. 3195, the so-called Superior National Forest Restoration Act, which would rescind mining protections for the Superior National Forest watershed that flows into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park in northeastern Minnesota. The bill would also automatically reinstate the canceled mineral leases of Chilean mining giant Antofagasta, place an arbitrary and expedited 18 month timeline on any future permits or leasing, and would block any judicial review of granted mineral leases, further undermining public input and due process. A copper sulfide-ore mine and its waste in this watershed would threaten the Boundary Waters, which are the most visited Wilderness in the country. On April 30, the House approved H.R. 3195 by a vote of 212-203 (House roll call vote 171). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The Senate took no action on this legislation.
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