US Senate backs mining near Boundary Waters
Lawmakers approved a controversial step that supporters call economic and critics call dangerous.
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- New satellite reporting puts this winter's peak third-lowest on record.
- Lawmakers approved a controversial step that supporters call economic and critics call dangerous.
- NASA's report combines satellite observations with farmers' concerns.
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