DNR to rewrite mining rules to prevent noise and light pollution in Boundary Waters
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it intends to rewrite its mining rules to better protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area from noise and light pollution, by expanding a mining buffer zone around the wilderness. This is an MPR News morning update, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
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