Activists sing out against mining near boundary waters

Dozens of protesters gathered at Lake Como in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday to voice their opposition to the US Senate's recent vote to open up 225,000 acres of land to copper sulfide mining near the Boundary Waters wilderness area.

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Despite hours of pleas from Minnesota lawmakers, the Senate voted to remove the 20-year-old mining ban, a move that has enraged environmentalists who fear the mining could contaminate the pristine waters and harm local wildlife.

Organized by The Singing Resistance, a grassroots group that uses song as a form of nonviolent protest, the event drew well over 100 people who came to show their support for preserving the Boundary Waters.