ELR Citation: ELR 20196
No(s). 5-69 Civ. 70 (D. Minn. Jan 5, 1973)

An injunction is granted against any mining activity in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) of Minnesota. The court holds that: (1) Congress has the power to forbid all mineral activities in national forest wilderness areas if the regulation is reasonable; and (2) the inconsistency in the 1964 Wil...