Senate Votes to Allow Mining Near Minnesota Wilderness
Senator Smith criticized the resolution as an 'anti-America first' move that risks polluting Minnesota's wilderness for a foreign conglomerate.
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Senator Smith criticized the resolution as an 'anti-America first' move that risks polluting Minnesota's wilderness for a foreign conglomerate.
Republished from The New York Times, with credit to the original publisher.
31 stories · 94–95 · updated Sep 25, 2026
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The Senate narrowly passed a resolution to overturn a 20-year mining ban in Minnesota's Superior National Forest, paving the way for a major copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters wilderness.
Republican dissenter
Former President whose policy was overturned
Senator who did not vote
Left-leaning outlets like Mother Jones frame Senator Smith’s five-hour floor speech as a defense of the environment against Republican exploitation of obscure laws. In contrast, center-leaning sources such as CNBC and GV Wire highlight Smith’s geopolitical arguments, focusing on her warnings that the project benefits foreign conglomerates at the expense of America First interests.
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