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There's a chance for Minnesotans to view the northern lights early Wednesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
U.S. Department of Agriculture issues clarification after emergency order seeking to expand logging in national forests.
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On Wednesday, DFL Sen. Tina Smith introduced the "Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act." It marks the first time in 50 ...
The U.S. Forest Service will not log in designated wilderness areas like the Boundary Waters, federal officials clarified ...
Still looking for a place to go canoe camping in the Upper Midwest this summer? The surge to book a Boundary Waters Canoe ...
WASHINGTON - A bill that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining was ...
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota has introduced legislation to permanently ban mining for copper, nickel and precious metals ...
What proponents of mining near the BWCA miss is that some things — pristine water, for example — are more valuable than money ...
Representatives Pete Stauber and Betty McCollum, along with Senator Tina Smith have all introduced bills concerning mining ...
The legislation would make permanent a 20-year ban on that type of mining on 225,000 acres of Superior National Forest in the ...