The U.S. Senate is expected to vote in late February on a proposal that would undo protections for the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota.

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Environmental advocates are sounding the alarm as a proposal to overturn a mining ban near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

A federal ban on mining in the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) expected to protect the lands for 20 years could soon be revoked.

Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing a resolution to end the moratorium through the House ...