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Green Visions: A Renewed Threat to the Boundary Waters Environment

The North 103.3 | By Chris Harwood
Published May 22, 2019 at 10:44 AM CDT
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Dave Freeman

Last week the US Bureau of Land Management renewed mineral exploration leases for Twin Metals, a crucial step in the Chilean-owned mining company’s bid to develop a large copper-nickel mine adjacent to the Boundary Waters. On Green Visions this week we are joined by Tom Landwehr, Executive Director of the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters and former Minnesota DNR commissioner who shares his concerns on how this project will impact America's most popular wilderness area.

Environment & OutdoorsGreen VisionsCopper Nickel MineBoundary Waters Canoe Area WildernessCampaign to Save the Boundary WatersCopper Sulfide MiningTom LandwehrTwin Metals
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Chris Harwood
Chris Harwood is The North 1033’s Production Director and (acting) Program Director, a morning/daytime host, and the host of Soul Village. He is also a musician, a music historian, an audio engineer, and an avid record collector.
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