Minnesota’s boundary waters are pristine. Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could pollute them forever A little-known provision would open thousands of nearby acres to a foreign mining company, risking acid drainage

public lands giveaway for the benefit of a foreign-owned mining corporation, land near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters national wilderness

alienation of a public good, in perpetuity to a Chilean company

#envhist #tragedyoftheCommons #industrialleaching #acidrain

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