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Minnesota lawmakers at odds over Boundary Waters protections, mining
On Wednesday, DFL Sen. Tina Smith introduced the "Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act." It marks the first time in 50 ...
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Search continues for 2 missing canoeists in northeastern Minnesota, parts of Boundary Waters closed
Parts of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota have been temporarily ... due to search and rescue efforts on Iron Lake. The closed areas include land and water ...
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Canoeists find body of man on solo camping trip in the BWCA
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office said a body was found in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ... a partially submerged human body on Lake Agnes. The lake is approximately 25 miles ...
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Smith introduces bill to ban copper-nickel mining near Boundary Waters
The legislation would make permanent a 20-year ban on that type of mining on 225,000 acres of Superior National Forest in the ...
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Tina Smith looks to secure her legacy — and Minnesota’s Boundary Waters
Tina Smith is making preventing new mining near a Minnesota wilderness a priority ... make permanent Biden-era mining limits near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Smith, 67, is also ...
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Agreement Reached on Mining Exploration Permits Near Boundary Waters Wilderness in Minnesota
The permits could have allowed Antofagasta’s Twin Metals Minnesota to significantly expand its ... rivers and wetlands that lie between Birch Lake and the edge of the Boundary Waters. The Boundary ...
Minnesota lawmakers at odds over mining near Boundary Waters
Representatives Pete Stauber and Betty McCollum, along with Senator Tina Smith have all introduced bills concerning mining ...