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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 ...

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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 ...

Republican senators voted Thursday to allow new mining projects near the Minnesota Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness, one of the most visited and expansive stretches of wilderness in the United ...

ELY, Minnesota — A federal ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area is being overturned. Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 50-49 in favor of lifting the 20-year ban. President Trump is expected ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Twin Metals offices in Ely, Minn. feature the periodic table names of elements the company plans to mine as seen here on June 12, 2019. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters ...

What to know about Twin Metals, the company at the center of the overturned mining ban The U.S. Senate vote to end a ban near the Boundary Waters opens the door for the subsidiary of a Chilean mining ...