H.R. 588: Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act

H.R. 588 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Currently, federal land in a specific 225,504-acre area of the Rainy River Watershed in Minnesota's Superior National Forest is open to various types of mining, including sulfide-ore copper mining. This bill would permanently close this area to new mining… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.