The U.S. Forest Service will not log in designated wilderness areas like the Boundary Waters, federal officials clarified ...

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

On March 20, President Trump signed another Executive Order with major implications for America’s public lands and waters.

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is America's most-visited federally designated wilderness area. This 1.1 million–acre expanse is located in the northern third of the Superior National Forest ...

These prospecting permits, along with the company’s mineral leases, are part of Twin Metals’ attempt to create a mining district on the Superior National Forest, just upstream from the Boundary Waters ...

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

Smith emphasizes that her legislation would not ban or restrict existing or potential mining projects outside the Rainy River watershed.

From the column: "'The root cause of the affordable-housing crisis is a lack of affordable units, not a lack of developable ...

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