Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act withdraws federal lands and waters in the Rainy River Watershed from mining to.

The Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act withdraws approximately 225,504 acres of federal land and waters in the Rainy River Watershed of the Superior National Forest in Minnesota from all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under public land laws. This action aims to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and interconnected federal lands and waters, including Voyageurs National Park, from potential contamination by sulfide-ore copper mining.

Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act withdraws federal lands and waters in the Rainy River Watershed from mining to.

The Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act withdraws approximately 225,504 acres of federal land and waters in the Rainy River Watershed of the Superior National Forest in Minnesota from all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under public land laws. This action aims to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and interconnected federal lands and waters, including Voyageurs National Park, from potential contamination by sulfide-ore copper mining.