EPA identifies Minnesota wild rice waters affected by mine waste, sets up legal battle
Federal agency overrules state’s efforts to ignore sulfate pollution.
Federal agency overrules state’s efforts to ignore sulfate pollution.
Justices reverse state decisions about indefinite water treatment and tailings basin liner, while upholding other points.
Members of Congress offer competing bills on copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
State assessment finds a coldwater stream with wild fish thriving — in the shadow of major mines.
BWCAW is #3 on the list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers, threatened by pollution from proposed mine.
Letter requests new administration complete its analysis of whether mining can be done safely in Boundary Waters watershed.
Government attorneys, engineers, and scientists hit the brakes on both proposed mines in Minnesota’s northwoods.
State seeks to use new method to assess discharge from mines and other industrial facilities — discarding long-standing allowable levels.
New legislation prohibits the executive branch from enacting moratoriums that could block proposed mine near the Boundary Waters.
Elected officials and environmental groups roll out plans for legislation and other actions to prevent contamination.
New rounds of correspondence between DNR and mining company tries to nail down details needed for environmental review.
Legislation would require high standard of evidence that a mine can be operated without polluting. “Before they put a shovel into the ground…”
Agency agrees to consider how copper prospecting near Boundary Waters could affect lynx and bats.
Legal settlement requires DNR to determine if untested regulations are strong enough to protect Boundary Waters.
Groups allege company could triple size of project soon after start, violating the Clean Air Act.
Decision in lawsuit finds that agency tried to keep criticisms from public, but did not violate any statutes.
Environmental groups have added a new complaint to their lawsuit about how the federal government decided to renew mineral leases for Twin Metals. The groups say representatives exerted “undue influence” on Forest Service personnel.
Intimate and lyrical production follows activist through wilderness as he reflects on its value and the threat of mining.
Rep. McCollum pushes to prohibit action on mining upstream of the Boundary Waters. A bill to provide funding to the Department of the Interior in the next fiscal year would cover everything from the National Park Service to the Environmental Protection Agency…
Relationship between foreign mining company and Trump administration officials revealed in government files.