The Mine That Would Change US Public Lands

How Congress Could Quietly Dismantle Public Lands Protections Starting With the Boundary Waters

If you've been following this series, you already know that public lands decisions are rarely simple — they involve competing mandates, multiple agencies, and stakeholders with vastly different relationships to the land. The fight over the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota is one of the most consequential public lands battles p…