Representatives Pete Stauber and Betty McCollum, along with Senator Tina Smith have all introduced bills concerning mining ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture issues clarification after emergency order seeking to expand logging in national forests.

The U.S. Forest Service is facing an expected $500 million budget shortfall that will affect recreation areas including the ...

The Trump administration seeks to increase timber production on national forest land by 25% and "remove" certain ...

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

The legislation would make permanent a 20-year ban on that type of mining on 225,000 acres of Superior National Forest in the ...

World-class Hmong American dining, the world’s largest freshwater lake, and excellent mountain biking are just a few ...

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is America's most-visited federally designated wilderness area. This 1.1 million–acre expanse is located in the northern third of the Superior National Forest ...

On Wednesday, DFL Sen. Tina Smith introduced the "Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act." It marks the first time in 50 ...

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota has introduced legislation to permanently ban mining for copper, nickel and precious metals ...