As for the future of the Boundary Waters and Minnesota's mining industry, Leaf clarifies that SFBW is not an anti-mining organization, and he points to an important distinction between the 20-year moratorium imposed by the Biden administration and the legislation that McCollum has committed to reintroducing.
The Biden administration re-instituted the study on the risks of harm to the Boundary Waters if sulfide-ore copper mining were allowed upstream, and on January 26, 2023, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed a Public Land Order banning sulfide-ore copper mining on 225,504 acres of Superior National Forest lands for 20 years (the …
Save the Boundary Waters is leading the effort to ensure permanent protection for the Wilderness from toxic sulfide-ore copper mining. Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness (NMW), which leads the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters, was formed in 1996 to continue working to protect the Boundary Waters and other wild places against ever …
The Biden administration on Wednesday canceled two federal minerals leases for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota, likely …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dealt another serious setback to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota, dismissing the company's lawsuit that sought to regain the critical mineral rights leases that the Biden administration cancelled. The …
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area is in the northern third of the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota. More than 1 million acres, it extends nearly 150 miles along the international boundary adjacent to Canada's Quetico Provincial Park and is bordered on the west by Voyageurs National Park.
McCollum noted there was a carve out in the bill for taconite mining, a traditional Iron Range product. Tidwell said the proposed Twin Metals project differed from other mines in Minnesota, which he said had "a great history of mining," because of the hydrogeology of the Boundary Waters and the risk from sulfide ore.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris administration took action to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and surrounding watershed, a …
The Biden administration is banning mining for 20 years in a giant watershed near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the president's latest effort to deliver on conservation ...
Plan Your Boundary Waters Adventure. From a searchable route library with BWCA maps to information on permits, we have the resources you need to explore the Boundary Waters.With more than 1,100 lakes, 1,200 miles of canoe routes, a dozen rugged hiking trails and over 1.1 million acres, the BWCA offers endless opportunities …
The Boundary Waters and the greater Quetico-Superior Ecosystem is threatened by America's most toxic industry. Sulfide-ore copper mining is proposed on the edge of the Wilderness. Unlike iron mining, sulfide-ore copper mining has never been done in the state of Minnesota. This type of mining generates waste rock full of sulfates, which, when ...
The bill would follows guidance from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources that identified four features of sulfide-ore copper mining that pose a high risk of pollution to the Boundary ...
Permits are required for Minnesota Boundary Waters camping, which includes canoeing, kayaking and hiking, between May 1 and September 30. A self-serve registration system is used at entry points for the rest of the year. Permits are based on entry points; individual campsites and lakes cannot be reserved. Each entry point has its own quotas, so ...
A dangerous copper mining project near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness will not move forward after the Biden administration cancelled its leases in January. The proposed Twin Metals mine threatened the 1,200 miles of rivers, lakes, and streams that make up this paradise for hikers and boaters.
Located near the Boundary Waters and within the Lake Superior watershed, PolyMet's proposed copper-sulfide mine is one of the greatest threats to Minnesota's clean water. For almost two decades, ordinary people, citizen groups and local businesses have stood up to PolyMet.
The Department of Interior announced yesterday that it has withdrawn approximately 225,504 acres of public lands in Minnesota's Superior National Forest …
Minnesota State Senator Kelly Morrison and State Representative Sandra Feist on their new Boundary Waters protection bill at a press conference today . The new bill bans four high-risk activities of sulfide-ore copper mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters and addresses concerns raised by the Minnesota Department of …
Minnesota will expand a surface mining buffer zone around the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after determining its existing rules didn't do enough to …
But as long as companies see the possibility of exploiting these mineral deposits for profit, regardless of the risks to Minnesota's rare and beloved wilderness, the threat of mining pollution will hang over the Boundary Waters. Twin Metals Minnesota has vowed that it will continue to fight for the project, and if it does so, MCEA will be ...
This January, Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum introduced H.R. 5598, which aims to permanently protect 234,328 acres within the Boundary Waters watershed from copper mining.
The White House moves to ban copper mining near wilderness area in Minnesota A Biden administration review could curtail copper mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota ...
The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday proposed a 20-year ban on mining in Minnesota's Boundary Waters region, a step that would block Antofagasta Plc's Twin Metals copper and nickel mine project.
WASHINGTON – While a federal moratorium and other obstacles had extinguished nearly all possibility for a new era of hard rock mining near the Boundary Waters, the Minnesota Department of ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dealt another serious setback to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area …
The measure would reopen land near the Boundary Waters to mineral exploration and, potentially, to new copper-nickel mines on the doorstep of one of the nation's most popular wilderness areas. The ...
The Biden administration announced a 20-year ban on mining next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, part of the ancestral home of the Ojibwe people and a landscape rich with wildlife habitat and cherished outdoor recreation areas. Last year, more than 250,000 people registered support for the moratorium during a public …
Washington, D.C. — Earthjustice and a coalition of conservation groups across the country celebrated today's announcement that President Joe Biden's administration has withdrawn 225,378 acres of lands in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness watershed from mineral leasing for 20 years, protecting the country's most …
This type of mining has never been done in Minnesota and was determined by the Environmental Protection Agency to be America's most toxic industry. ... and others breathed a sigh of deep relief. The shadow of sulfide-ore copper mining has hung over the Boundary Waters for too long. Finally, the science, the law, and the …
The January 26, 2023 decision by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to ban sulfide-ore copper mining on 225,504 acres of Superior National Forest land upstream of the Boundary Waters is a historic win for Boundary Waters protection. You were a big part of this win, speaking up for this quiet place time and time again. Thank you. However, the …
