Parsing Public Opinion Of Polymet Mine Proposal
Comments on the copper-nickel mine’s environmental review and a new statewide poll are helping gauge where people stand.
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Voyageurs National Park Expands Campsite Reservation System
Rollout of reservation system continues this fall with new requirements and ability to reserve sites for next summer.
Invasive Zooplankton Found In Basswood Lake
Spiny waterflea discovery is bad news for native fish and canoe country anglers.
Wilderness Conference In Duluth This Weekend
Event will bring together educators, land managers and advocates to discuss past and future of Lake Superior wilderness areas.
Celebrating 50 Years of the Wilderness Act
In the half century since the Boundary Waters was created, people have changed more than the wilderness itself.
Protecting Wild Rice and 50 Years of Wilderness – Wilderness News Summer Issue
The Summer Issue of Wilderness News is Online – we look to the future of Minnesota’s Wild Rice, celebrate the fiftieth year of the Wilderness Act that created the BWCAW, and so much more.
Ely Explorers Embark on Environmental Expedition
Couple will paddle and sail from Minnesota to Washington, D.C. to mark wilderness’s 50th anniversary and highlight modern threats.
Mining Company Says Twin Metals Project Is a Profitable Proposal
Study finds that copper-nickel mine next to the Boundary Waters is financially feasible.
Lake of the Woods Getting Greener
Algae problems worsening on the big border lake, thanks to warmer weather.
Namakan River Dam Proposal Back On the Table
Revived project faces financial and environmental challenges.
Storm Blows Down Trees, Injures BWCAW Campers
High winds cause dangerous conditions in northeast Minnesota on Tuesday night.
Major Twin Metals Partner Declines To Increase Stake in Project
Mine proposal near the Boundary Waters loses significant source of funding. Chilean mining company Antofagasta PLC has declined an opportunity to take a bigger financial stake in the Twin Metals project near Ely, MN. The move means the company—which has invested more than $200 million in the joint venture so far—will pass up the chance for a controlling stake in the project, and operations will revert to junior mining company Duluth Metals.
EPA Will Study Source of Air Pollution in Region’s National Parks and Wilderness
Agency pledges to investigate emissions from coal-burning power plant in central Minnesota. Reduced visibility in federally-protected areas in northern Minnesota and Lake Superior was the subject of a legal settlement reached last week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and environmental groups.
Study Will Examine Water Quality in Rainy River Watershed
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has commenced a major study of water in the region.
High Water Wreaks Havoc on Rainy Lake
Heavy rainfall has raised lake levels by at least five inches, inundating homes, National Park facilities, and the beloved islands of Ernest Oberholtzer.
Profile: Wilderness Canoe Base
Wilderness Canoe Base on Seagull Lake is a formative canoe camp program with a long, storied, and challenging history.
Mercury Levels Drop in Wild Northern Minnesota Lakes
Research attributes reductions of the toxic metal in water and fish samples to restrictions on emissions.
Legislation Seeks to Route North Country Trail Through Arrowhead
Rep. Nolan introduces bill to resolve long-standing issue, take advantage of existing hiking trails in northeastern Minnesota
Zebra Mussels Found in Lake Near Boundary Waters
Discovery of invasive species means Superior National Forest lake 10 miles from the wilderness will be designated as infested.
Cold Winter Helped Minnesota’s Moose
Fewer moose have died this spring compared to last year, thanks to the frigid and snowy winter.