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The Boundary Waters is not a place to experiment with mining
1+ week, 2+ day ago (733+ words) Minn Post "I donate to help sustain journalism that operates free from state control or commercial pressure, so the public can rely on truly independent information." Tell us your reason why when you donate to Minn Post today! This is…...
Big win for mining as Senate votes to remove BWCA moratorium
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (895+ words) WASHINGTON " Despite hours of impassioned arguments from Sen. Tina Smith, the U. S. Senate ended a Biden-era moratorium on mining in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness watershed. The vote on Thursday removed a major hurdle for Twin Metals, which has battled…...
Clock ticking on bill to lift sulfide mining ban near Boundary Waters
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1445+ words) WASHINGTON " Rep. Pete Stauber thought he had found a foolproof way to speed legislation through Congress that would lift a moratorium on copper and nickel mining in the Boundary Waters watershed. But it has not turned out to be speedy....
House Republicans vote to lift ban on mining near BWCA
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (728+ words) " but our independent journalism isn't free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing a…...
Tanner Curl to leave Minn Post; 2026 executive director search set
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (334+ words) After eight years at Minn Post, including the past five as executive director, Tanner Curl will be leaving the organization at the end of this year to take a new role as senior director of advancement at the Minneapolis-based youth…...
Minnesotans deserve facts, not fear, on mining
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (553+ words) I love Minnesota. I grew up surrounded by its lakes and forests, and I've built my career working to protect and strengthen the communities that depend on them. As someone who has spent decades in natural resource management and environmental…...
Let's scrutinize New Range Copper Nickel's new mining plans
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (409+ words) New Range Copper Nickel has announced that it will soon reveal plans for a proposed North Met copper-nickel sulfide ore mine in northern Minnesota." Or will there be a plot twist and will Poly Met finally recognize that its old…...
US Steel permit requests reignite debate over wild rice sulfate limits
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1737+ words) This story originally appeared on'KAXE. VIRGINIA " The state's decades-old wild rice sulfate standard is as central to miners' fears as it is to environmental advocates' hope. Steelworkers, contractors and others who rely on mining for their livelihoods worry that the…...
How Minnesotans aided Underground Railroad, freedom seekers
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (417+ words) Minn Post's reporting is always free, but it isn't free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. The latest news and events across all forms of the arts." This content is shared with…...
Has Minneapolis spent billions of dollars on bike lanes?
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (201+ words) Minn Post's reporting is always free, but it isn't free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. Recently, people have speculated on social media and in a readers forum in the Minnesota Star…...