"Republicans this week are planning to use a rule-killing law to undo Biden-era restrictions on mining near more than 1 million acres of Minnesota wilderness.

The House will vote on H.J. Res. 140 to overturn former President Joe Biden’s block on new mining on 225,000 acres in the Superior National Forest near an area of 1,000 lakes along the border with Canada called the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Not only would the legislation scrap protections valued by environmentalists, but it would also continue the GOP’s use of the rule-busting Congressional Review Act for actions that have not been traditionally seen as rules."

Hannah Northey and Manuel Quiñones report for E&E News January 20, 2026. [2]