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The new federal office will undo a change made after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Critics say it could reduce environmental oversight. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey The Trump administration is ...

Measure passes 50-49 to overturn a 20-year ban on mining near renowned Boundary Waters canoe area wilderness The US Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to overturn a ban on mining near Minnesota’s ...

The Senate on Thursday overturned a mining moratorium in Minnesota's Superior National Forest, a boon for a Chilean mining conglomerate Antofagasta. The chamber voted 50-49 to overturn a 20-year ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An advocacy group sued the Park Service and the Interior Department for approving an Australian mining company’s ...

One of our most sacred obligations is protecting beloved natural treasures for generations to come. Unfortunately, the U.S. Senate betrayed that responsibility Thursday by rolling back hard-won ...

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. WASHINGTON – ...

The move was a victory for a Chilean company that wants to build a copper and nickel mine, which environmentalists say could devastate fragile lakes and forests. By Maxine Joselow Reporting from the ...

Operating since 1903, Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Mine near Salt Lake City remains one of the most productive mines in the world, where workers pulled 134,000 metric tons of copper from the earth last year, ...

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...

Senate votes 50-49 to overturn Biden-era mining ban Antofagasta aims to build copper, nickel and cobalt mine Trump supports project; expected to sign bill Conservationists worry mine would pollute ...

WASHINGTON—Despite hours of impassioned arguments from Sen. Tina Smith, the U.S. Senate ended a Biden-era moratorium on mining in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness watershed. The vote on ...