ELY, Minn. — Mining near the Boundary Waters has been a painful debate for a while. Now in Washington, there is another chapter. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) raised a red flag on a section ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Multiple lawmakers from Minnesota have introduced legislation concerning mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this year. State Representatives Pete Stauber, R ...

The Boundary Waters are too precious. See you in court." In 2023, President Biden banned mining over approximately 225,000 acres of the Superior National Forest.

Leaders from Trout Unlimited and Sportsmen for the Boundary Waters weigh in on the potential impacts of President Trump's Executive Order fast-tracking mining on public lands On March 20 ...

Copper Mining-Boundary Waters 1 of 2 FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn. (AP Photo/Alex ...

DULUTH — Republican U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber has reintroduced legislation to overturn a 20-year mining ban near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that was imposed two years ago under the ...

Minnesota lawmakers introduce a bill to extend the state ban on mining in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It follows an executive order by President Trump that essentially cancels a ...

President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to reverse President Biden's 20-year moratorium on new mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on his first day in office.

With a 100% leakage rate, copper-ore mining puts the Boundary Waters at risk of environmental harm, including contamination from sulfuric acid, heavy metals, and sulfate pollution.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to lift restrictions on copper-nickel mining that the Biden administration imposed near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...