The resolution to reverse the 20-year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is expected to reach the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate any day now.
The U.S. Senate vote on the Joint Resolution that would overturn the 20-year ban on mining upstream of the Boundary Waters has been delayed. You still have time to contact your senators and urge they vote “no”. You can phone the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and a switchboard...
April 21, 2025 The Senate Environment Budget bill (SF2077) contains a provision that will make it less clear which streams and headwater tributaries are protected under state law as “public waters”, by repealing a clarification adopted by the Legislature in 2024. The Minnesota Senate should remove this provision to ensure all public...
