Big win for mining as Senate votes to remove moratorium on Boundary Waters watershed
Senator Tina Smith conducted a talking filibuster in an attempt to block the resolution lifting the Boundary Waters mining moratorium.
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Senator Tina Smith conducted a talking filibuster in an attempt to block the resolution lifting the Boundary Waters mining moratorium.
The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to overturn a 20-year Biden-era moratorium on sulfide-ore mining in the Boundary Waters watershed, paving the way for the Twin Metals project after an impassioned but unsuccessful talking filibuster by Senator Tina Smith.
Opponent of the resolution
President expected to sign the bill
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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