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At Issue: April 19 " Bid to impeach Walz, Ellison fails; Congress voids BWCA mining protections
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (191+ words) This week at the Minnesota State Capitol, resolutions to impeach Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison drew contentious debate in a House committee. Republican lawmakers drawing up the articles of impeachment claim Walz and Ellison ignored whistleblower reports…...
US Senate votes to strike down 20-year federal ban on mining near Boundary Waters
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (281+ words) The U. S. Senate has officially voted to lift the 20-year federal ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA), now sending it to President Donald Trump's desk for final approval. The vote came in on Thursday morning with 50 "yes…...
U. S. House votes to reverse 2023 Northern Minnesota mining ban
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (134+ words) The U. S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday on a resolution to reverse a 2023 Public Land Order under the Biden administration that withdrew more than 225, 000 acres of land in the Superior National Forest near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) from mining…...
Tina Smith holds Senate floor in protest of legislation to lift BWCA mining ban
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (141+ words) With the U. S. Senate expected to vote soon on whether to lift the 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA), Sen. Tina Smith held the Senate floor Wednesday night to oppose the measure. RELATED: U. S. House votes to…...
London judge finds global mining company BHP Group liable in Brazil's worst environmental disaster
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (526+ words) High Court Justice Finola O'Farrell said that Australia-based BHP was responsible, despite not owning the dam at the time, finding its negligence, carelessness or lack of skill led to the collapse. Anglo-Australian BHP owns 50% of Samarco, the Brazilian company that…...