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 ...

The recent decisions by the U.S. House and Senate to remove mining protections within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Watershed has set in motion a process that has the potential to change America’s ...

The U.S. Senate in April 16 voted to overturn a 20-year ban on mining on federal forest near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The vote draws Chilean-owned Twin Metals a step closer to gaining permits ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Senate voted 50–49 Thursday to reverse a 20-year federal moratorium on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Social media has been flooded with questions and ...

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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 ...

Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a ...

The Senate on Thursday voted to repeal Biden-era protections for a contentious wilderness area in Minnesota, sending the question to President Trump’s desk. The Senate voted 50-49 to overturn a ...