Sen. Tina Smith, advocates rally to protect Boundary Waters

Sen. Tina Smith, advocates rally to protect Boundary Waters

ST. PAUL — U.S. Sen. Tina Smith and advocates for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area rallied Thursday, May 8, as the federal government makes moves on mining projects and public land sales. Thursday’s rally at the Capitol featured roughly 200 advocates and comes as Congress advanced a bill on Tuesday with language introduced by Rep. Pete Stauber, R-CD8, to lift a 20-year mining moratorium covering federal land south of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area…

U.S. House panel scraps Boundary Waters protection in budget bill

Legislation would end mining moratorium on Superior National Forest and reinstate canceled Twin Metals leases.