The U.S. Senate is voting today on an unprecedented move to strip mining prohibitions from an area near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Lawmakers are considering a measure under the ...

The U.S. Senate could vote Wednesday on legislation that would roll back protections against mining in the Boundary Waters ...

Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith is holding the floor of the Senate in opposition to legislation that would allow copper-nickel ...

U.S. Senator Tina Smith announced her intention to hold the Senate floor to protest legislation that would remove protections ...

In January, Congressional Republicans moved closer to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe ...

Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith is urging the U.S. Senate to reject legislation that would roll back federal protections ...

American Rivers says the South Kawishiwi River is threatened by proposed copper mines in the watershed. The clock is ticking ...

MN's South Kawishiwi River, which helps sustain the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness watershed, landed third on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Minnesota Boundary Waters. Photo by Peter de Sibour, courtesy of Explore Minnesota. Minnesota is home to one of the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowans have been awakened to the threats facing our most treasured wilderness destination, and we are speaking out. The Boundary ...

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, located in Minnesota, is under threat from a proposed copper mine. The Trump Administration plans to revoke a mineral ban on federal lands near the Boundary ...

ELY, Minn. — With the driest September ever recorded in Minnesota recently concluded, this is no time for open fires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Effective one minute past midnight ...