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

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 ...

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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 ...

The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to end a mining ban near the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota. The measure passed on a ...

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 ...