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WASHINGTON — A bill that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining was introduced by Sen. Tina Smith in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. President ...
The Trump administration seeks to increase timber production on national forest land by 25% and "remove" certain environmental processes as it plans to increase import taxes on Canadian lumber ...
A rainbow rises over the South Arm of Knife Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in July 2021. Paddlers planning to venture into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this summer ...
Tina Smith, D-Minn., has introduced a bill to ban copper-nickel mining on nearly a quarter-million acres of federal land in the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
When Calgary-based archeologist Brad Himour began meeting with elders from Piikani First Nation and the Shuswap Band about studying ancient pictographs in southern Alberta and British Columbia, they ...
When Calgary-based archeologist Brad Himour began meeting with elders from Piikani First Nation and the Shuswap Band about studying ancient pictographs in southern Alberta and British Columbia ...
Little here has changed since then and, as part of the largest international area in the world set aside for wilderness recreation (Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness shares its ...
House Representatives Pete Stauber and Betty McCollum, along with US Senator Tina Smith, have all introduced bills concerning mining near the edge of the BWCA. Student Loans Update: Government May ...
DULUTH, Minn. — The U.S. Forest Service will not log in designated wilderness areas like the Boundary Waters, federal officials clarified Tuesday evening, days after issuing an emergency order ...
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is in trouble. As locals, environmentalists, and humans with care for the future, it's our responsibility to mobilize toward protecting the wilderness.
Following a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, a historic water-sharing agreement with Pakistan. This decision, along with ...