Sen. Smith holds Senate floor in protest of revoking protections for MN’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith is holding the floor of the Senate in opposition to legislation that would allow copper-nickel mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Smith says that would be devastating to the pristine wilderness area. Her office says a recent poll showed that 70% of Minnesotans agreed that protecting the…
