Trump administration re-opens Boundary Waters watershed to mining
Federal government decides to let mining companies acquire leases to explore and extract minerals…
Federal government decides to let mining companies acquire leases to explore and extract minerals…
Harvard economist issue report comparing twenty years of wilderness protection to permitting the Twin Metals mine over the same span.
‘7 Generations’ seeks to celebrate the Arrowhead’s natural wonders and call attention to the potential for water pollution from proposed copper mines.
Minnesota congressmen’s attempt to stop a federal review of mining in the Boundary Waters watershed ends after grassroots advocacy.
How healthy is the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness really? Will the Boundary Waters survive climate change, mining, invasive species and the myriad of issues faced today? The Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness released an extensive and revealing report…
Boundary Waters businesses, environmental groups challenge the Trump administration’s effort to restore leases to Twin Metals which are critical for its mine proposal.
Letters to leaders of two government agencies seek completion of study of mining in the wilderness watershed before proposals move forward.
A facility near the Boundary Waters and upstream of the popular White Iron Chain of Lakes could process 20,000 tons of ore each day.
An embankment next to a historic iron mine pit was breached during spring melt, damaging infrastructure and contaminating local waters.
Twin Metals is getting mineral leases back that it lost in 2016, as the Trump administration continues to reverse Obama-era decisions.
After being ruled too vague to protect rice or provide certainty to industries, state scientists will try to come up with a clearer way to implement research findings.
Married adventurers and advocates for mining protection are on their way to the capital to raise awareness of the Boundary Waters and its threats.
American Rivers has named the wilderness waters to its list for a second time in five years as critical decisions loom.
Rising costs and falling metal prices shed doubts on economic viability of the mine proposal.
Common chemical in industrial discharges has far-reaching effects on lakes, rivers, and the plants that live in them.
Seventy percent of registered voters oppose mine proposals that threaten to pollute canoe country.
Forest Service scales back analysis of proposed mining moratorium over objections of Boundary Waters advocates.
Newspaper reporter remembers formative years in Ely, learning about the conflict over copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters.
A bill restoring mineral rights near the Boundary Waters squeaked through the House of Representatives last week, but doesn’t yet have a Senate author.
Two bills seeking to speed up the Twin Metals and PolyMet mine proposals are being voted on this week in Washington, D.C.