A provision that would have issued perpetual mineral leases near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been struck from the Senate budget bill.⁠ ⁠ It’s the latest victory in a monumental effort by lawmakers and public-lands advocates to strike bad conservation policy from the sweeping legislative package. The battle over these mineral leases in the Superior National Forest has been ongoing for years. In 2023 then-secretary of the interior Deb Haaland issued a 20-year administrative mineral withdrawal for 225,000 acres in the watershed. More recently the Trump Administration has attempted to reverse course with executive and secretarial orders to prioritize natural resource development on federal lands.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in profile for the full story 🔗⁠ ⁠ #boundarywaters #boundarywaterscanoearea #conservation #habitat #wildlife #bigbeautifulbill #naturalresource #outdoors #nature #outdoorlife⁠ 📷: Steve Robertsen / USFS⁠ Story by: krebfish