Minnesota exec order blocks mining in Boundary Waters

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order banning nonferrous mining in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The order directs the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to halt all permitting and environmental review work on nonferrous mining projects in the Rainy River Headwaters Watershed. It also directs the DNR to…