U.S. Rep Pete Stauber is leading the GOP effort in support of a Chilean company that wants to do copper-nickel mining in the Boundary Waters.

Environmental advocates are sounding the alarm as a proposal to overturn a mining ban near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

This would be Bob James’ final paddling trip, the last among many, though he had no way of knowing that when he picked up a solo canoe from an Ely outfitter on May 8. James first paddled in the ...

In 2023, the Biden administration placed a 20-year ban on mining operations in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA). However, a resolution approved by the U.S. House, now heading ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I am among the many Wisconsinites who drive to neighboring Minnesota to paddle, fish, hike, camp or simply enjoy the Boundary ...

In a move with dangerous implications for public lands across the country, the US House of Representatives passed a controversial bill that paves the way for a foreign-owned mine upstream of the ...

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) visitors are preparing for summer visits and planned trips now that the calendar has flipped to June. Some visitors are occasional anglers, utilizing ...

The Senate is poised to vote on a controversial bill that would overturn protections for America's most visited Wilderness Area—the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. The ...

Rescue crews were dispatched to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) Sunday morning, October 6, after they received the report of a capsized canoe on Big Shell Lake. The Minnesota State Patrol and ...

A canoeist has died after their boat capsized on Iron Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office. Officials say that a U.S. Forest Service called 911 ...