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Walz moves to block mining near the BWCA
Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order directing state agencies not to issue permits for copper-nickel mining in the Boundary Waters watershed. Chris Knopf with Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness joins us to explain what the order does, why supporters say it’s needed, and what comes next in the long-running mining debate.