Advocates for the protection of America’s most popular wilderness area are experiencing whiplash this week, as the Trump Administration and its supporters in Congress continue to chip away at the current protections surrounding the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.⁠ ⁠ On Wednesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after the Senate axed a provision that would allow mining “in perpetuity” on national forest lands near the BWCA, the current administration put those very same lands back on the chopping block by announcing its decision to cancel a mineral withdrawal enacted by the previous presidential administration. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum also confirmed during a House Committee of Natural Resources meeting Thursday that the administration was committed to overturning the mineral withdrawal and granting mining leases back to Twin Metals, which is owned by a Chilean corporation.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in profile for the full story 🔗⁠ ⁠ #boundarywaters #boundarywaterscanoearea #con...