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

ST PAUL, Minn. — Multiple lawmakers from Minnesota have introduced legislation concerning mining near the Boundary Waters ...

Dozens of Minnesotans gathered at the state capitol on Tuesday for an Earth Day rally, urging policymakers to double down on ...

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 Wednesday. Smith’s introduction of ...

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

A coalition of state outdoors groups is asking hunters, anglers, and anyone who cares about North America’s public lands to ...

Tina Smith of Minnesota has introduced legislation to permanently ban mining for copper, nickel and precious metals over about 350 square miles within the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe ...

While growing up in Mankato, my first visit to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area was in 1978 ... Outdoor recreation contributes significantly to Minnesota’s economy, accounting for 2.8% of the ...

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

So, the executive order sparked condemnation from environmentalists in Minnesota ... executive director of Save the Boundary Waters. Lyons said that “by taking the extreme step of weaponizing ...

Tina Smith is making preventing new mining near a Minnesota wilderness a priority ... make permanent Biden-era mining limits near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Smith, 67, is also ...

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