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On the recordMay 10, 2023
The Department of the Interior (DOI) strongly opposes any action to reverse the locally driven efforts to protect and conserve this critically important and fragile landscape.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva defends the protection of the Boundary Waters against mining interests.

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