Federal lawmakers have taken a major step toward opening a tract of land near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

Lawmakers at the U.S. House of Representatives voted to lift a federal ban on mining in the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe ...

Congressional Republicans have moved closer to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness ...

Like the fishing opener or a major marathon signup date, the last Wednesday of January has a celebratory feel for some ...

A proposal to repeal a ban on mining in northeastern Minnesota’s Superior National Forest is headed to the U.S. Senate ...

The Trump administration and members of Congress are making some unusual legislative maneuvers to roll back Boundary Waters ...

The protections outlined by the Bureau of Land Management encompass more than 225,000 acres in northern Minnesota's Superior ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Minnesota Boundary Waters. Photo by Peter de Sibour, courtesy of Explore Minnesota. Minnesota is home to one of the most ...

The House of Representatives voted "yes" on a resolution to repeal existing protections in a watershed neighboring the ...

The resolution, which would allow mining of copper, nickel and other metals in the Superior National Forest south of the ...

ELY, Minn. — What started with a small group of people is having a big impact on protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Earlier this year, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland imposed a ...

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting. ELY, ...