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Overturning of mining ban in Minnesota has Southeast Alaska tribal leaders worried about similar actions

A U.S. Senate vote overturning a mining ban on U.S. Forest Service land near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters has local tribal leaders worrying it sets a precedent for similar actions in the Tongass National Forest. The 50-49 vote on Thursday puts the validity of all U.S. Forest Service management plans enacted over several decades into question, […]

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