During the final week of the legislative session this month, state lawmakers ended $1.2 million in funding for a Friends of ...
Congress’ move to allow mining in a national forest near an Upper Midwest wilderness area may have broad ramifications across ...
The News Tribune’s April 22 “Our View” editorial lauding the reversal of the 20-year moratorium on mining on federal lands upstream from the Boundary Waters displayed an unfortunate eagerness to ...
The Boundary Waters were ceded to the Anishinaabe people in the 1854 Treaty of La Pointe. The land, once promised to them, will be used for sulfur mining. A 50-49 U.S. Senate decision overturned a ...
The northern lights may be visible in eight states Wednesday night, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which forecasts some areas along the northern U.S. border will ...
President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a South American company eyeing the region’s precious metals to ...
President Donald Trump signed legislation Monday to erase a Biden-era ban on new mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. The Senate earlier this month voted 50-49 ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. I contacted your office before and after the April 16 Senate vote on HJ-140. The bill removes ...
A proposed copper mine in northern Minnesota has become a battleground for politicians and environmentalists — and a pressing reason to explore the waterways. The Boundary Waters is the most heavily ...
The U.S. Senate simply reopened a process that had been closed. The risks to the Boundary Waters are still real and subject to review. In transboundary waters, the risks of mining are often described ...
The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 Thursday to allow sulfide mining in areas near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The vote ends President Joe Biden’s 20-year moratorium on mining leases across ...