Measure passes 50-49 to overturn a 20-year ban on mining near renowned Boundary Waters canoe area wilderness ...

The US Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to overturn former President Joe Biden’s mining ban in northern Minnesota, agreeing with the House of Representatives and sending the bill to President Donald ...

On April 16, the U.S. Senate narrowly voted to overturn a 20-year mining ban imposed by the Biden administration ...

Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a ...

On Thursday, the US Senate voted, with a narrow margin, to overturn a mining ban on an area near the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, US. The resolution passed with 50-49 votes, ...

Minnesotans unhappy with a final congressional vote on mining interests near the Boundary Waters insist their fight is not over, after the Senate overturned protections for areas along the most ...

The US Senate voted to end a 20-year mining ban near Boundary Waters, sparking environmental concerns and legal threats.

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 ...

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The move reopens large swaths of territory in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis counties to potential resource development.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite a protest by Sen. Tina Smith the night before that delayed the vote, U.S. Senators have approved a bill to allow mining in ...