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The future of the Boundary Waters continues to be a hot topic of debate among Minnesota legislators, as a new bill that would permanently safeguard the region was introduced this week. On Wednesday, ...

On January 21, 2026, The U.S. House of Representatives voted to overturn federal protections that prevent copper-nickel sulfide mining upstream of the BWCAW, following a joint resolution filed by ...

Senate vote on US House JR 140 puts the protection of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness in jeopardy, setting precedent ...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota legislators have introduced a bill to bar copper-nickel mines from developing within the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The bill seeks to ban mining ...

Democratic legislators have introduced a bill to bar copper-nickel mines from developing within the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. The bill ...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) reintroduced a bill on Jan. 21 to ban sulfide-ore copper mining in the Boundary Waters while advocacy groups and University of Minnesota students worry for the ...

During January, I joined the Minnesota chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers for its North Country Icebreaker event at Breezy Point Resort on Pelican Lake. It is Backcountry Hunters & Anglers’ ...