But Lyons, and other environmental groups that are fighting mining interests on the Iron Range, said threats to the Boundary Waters still exist, especially since Trump appears ready to lift the ...

Provision for mining near Boundary Waters nixed from federal budget bill . U.S. House committee approved removing language on mineral leases in northeastern Minnesota; Senate likely to follow.

From the column: "Unfortunately, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ... threaten(s) the health of the Boundary Waters." ...

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 ...

The Boundary Waters has been the center of a political tug-of-war for more than a decade. The Obama administration halted mineral exploration leases in 2016, only for them to be renewed under Trump.

ELY, Minn. — Mining near the Boundary Waters has been a painful debate for a while. Now in Washington, there is another chapter. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) raised a red flag on a section ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Supporters of expanding mining and drilling near the Boundary Waters are cheering another executive order from President Trump. The "Unleashing America's Energy" order, which Trump ...

The prospect of a new copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) is sounding alarm bells among environmental groups. “Now that President Trump is in office, the ...

♪♪ >> cathy: the possibility of mining near the boundary waters canoe area wilderness is not a new issue. mining rights in northern minnesota's superior national forest have long been a ...

Trump moves to revive copper mining near Boundary Waters The Associated Press // June 12, 2025 // A prospecting drill rig bores into the bedrock near Ely, Minnesota, on Oct. 4, 2011, in search of ...

I see the Boundary Waters as an extremely important part of the country. It’s especially important to Minnesota. The proposed mining could be dangerous and could cause irreversible damage.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Multiple lawmakers from Minnesota have introduced legislation concerning mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this year. State Representatives Pete Stauber, R ...