While the political playing field has become more favorable for mining, the Republican’s proposals still face hurdles.
Unfortunately the Boundary Waters watershed is currently facing its great threat: proposed sulfide-ore copper mining just south of the wilderness area. Thousands of acres within the Boundary ...
leaving the Boundary Waters vulnerable to logging, mining and other incompatible uses, such as motorboats and snowmobiles. In 1978, the Carter-Mondale administration supported citizens who were ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s promised policies could have a major impact on Twin Metals’ mining project and Minnesota’s clean energy goals. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is at ...
In the late 70’s, Knopf’s group worked tirelessly with President Carter to pass the Boundary Waters Wilderness Act to prevent logging and mining. Despite heavy opposition, Carter signed it ...
"Not This Mine. Not This Location," which focused on copper mining’s risk to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, was recognized in 2020. Her "Separate and Unequal" series on dilapidated ...
"It prevents the logging; it prevents snowmobiles; it prevents mining in the wilderness area. So before that, all those sort of activities could have happened within the Boundary Waters area.