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

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

Representatives Pete Stauber and Betty McCollum, along with Senator Tina Smith have all introduced bills concerning mining near the edge of the BWCA.

WASHINGTON - A bill that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining was ...

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

Even if the Twin Metals proposal is revived by Trump’s actions, the mine will require state permitting and that could prove difficult.

So, the executive order sparked condemnation from environmentalists in Minnesota ... toward dismantling vital protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and its watershed ...

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