Biden Administration Cancels Mining Leases Near Wilderness Area (Summary)

Source

Full New York Times article (Jan. 26, 2022)

Summary:

• Biden administration cancels mining leases near wilderness area for a proposed copper and nickel mine
• The leases, reinstated during the Trump years, would have allowed a Chilean mining company, Antofagasta, to dig for copper and nickel near the Boundary Waters wilderness in Minnesota
• located at the border between the US and Canada, environmentalists had concerns over harmful metals and other contamination that could leach from the site

Read the full New York Times article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/climate/boundary-waters-copper-mining.html