Thursday, the Senate voted 50-49 in favor of lifting a 20-year mining ban near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
The vote clears the path for Twin Metals to reapply to open an underground copper mine near Ely, just outside the wilderness ...
Located in the Superior National Forest near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Ely, Minn., is an outdoorsy town of ...
The U.S. Senate approved a resolution to end a ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wildness in northern Minnesota. Twin Metals Minnesota, a subsidiary of Chilean-based mining giant ...
Stillwater wears the title “Birthplace of Minnesota” with pride. History runs deep in this riverside community. The St. Croix ...
Effort to help family of mother killed in crash that injured 7 others At its Monday meeting, the Ely School Board voted ...
The U.S. Senate could vote Wednesday on legislation that would roll back protections against mining in the Boundary Waters ...
Close to the Canadian border, some Minnesota residents are sounding the environmental alarm over an end to the mortai ...
North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into the news and happenings of northern Minnesota, alongside ...
A new book by the historian Melvin Patrick Ely draws on court records to highlight the complex relationships between ...