The following article by Jennifer Brooks was posted on the StarTribune website January 26, 2018:
Trump scales back study of proposed copper mine.
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is scaling back an environmental review of mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, infuriating environmentalists but delighting Iron Range communities eager for new jobs.
The Obama administration ordered a comprehensive study a year ago, as part of a broader effort to block a copper-nickel mining operation from a huge swath of forests and lakes next to one of Minnesota’s most beloved outdoor recreation areas. Instead of that study, known as an environmental impact statement, the U.S. Forest Service said Friday it would conduct a more modest review, called an environmental assessment. Continue reading “Forest Service scales back environmental study of mining near BWCA”