This legislation builds on years of advocacy by U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, also a Minnesota Democrat, who has championed the ...

The U.S. Forest Service will not log in designated wilderness areas like the Boundary Waters, federal officials clarified Tuesday evening, days after issuing an emergency order intended to boost ...

Some who love the Boundary Waters are fearing the worst after President Donald Trump lifted mining restrictions across the U.S. Less than 24 hours after President Trump issued an executive order ...

Advocates say restoring mining in the boundary waters area would create around 700 jobs and wouldn't pollute the boundary waters. However, opponents like Chris Knopf, the executive director of ...

on March 21. U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota has introduced legislation to permanently ban mining for copper, nickel and precious metals near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The bill would make ...

WASHINGTON — A bill that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining was introduced by Sen. Tina Smith in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. President ...