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In the waning months of the Obama administration, a Chilean conglomerate was losing a fight with the United States government over a copper mine that it wanted to build near a pristine wilderness area in Minnesota. The election of President Trump, with his business-friendly bent, turned out to be a game-changer for the project.

The Canadian Heritage Rivers System promotes the long-term conservation of rivers that are noteworthy for their natural, cultural and recreational values. One of these rivers flows through the heart of the Quetico-Superior region. The Boundary Waters/Voyageur Waterway (BWVW) comprises 155 miles of what is also known as the Border Route, the chain of lakes and rivers that runs from Lac La Croix east to Lake Superior.

Imperious response from administration should prompt state congressional delegation to act. “In due course.” That’s the imperious response from the Trump administration when asked again this week when it will release scientific information gathered during an aborted review of copper mining’s impact on land adjacent to the beloved Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA).