Sen. Tina Smith speaks at a rally to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area from federal moves on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at the Minnesota Capitol.

On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tina Smith introduced the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act, legislation that would permanently ban new sulfide ore mining on 225,504 acres of federal forest ...

WASHINGTON - A bill that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining was introduced by Sen. Tina Smith in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. President ...

Tina Smith looks to secure her legacy — and Minnesota’s Boundary Waters. By Hannah Northey | 03/25/2025 06:48 AM EDT . The retiring Democratic senator is fighting to keep Biden-era protections ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Multiple lawmakers from Minnesota have introduced legislation concerning mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this year. State Representatives Pete Stauber, R ...

WASHINGTON - A bill that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining was introduced by Sen. Tina Smith in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. President ...

It is a pivotal time for the Boundary Waters, ... Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar, to take up the mantle of protecting the BWCA for my generation and those to come. Write letters, ...

Let’s not sugarcoat the immediate prospects of a historic new bill — one introduced by Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith on Wednesday — to permanently protect the state’s beloved Boundary ...

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is in trouble. As locals, environmentalists, and humans with care for the future, ... legislation introduced April 9 by U.S. Sen. Tina Smith.

This comes shortly after Senator Tina Smith declared victory in the fight to protect the Boundary Waters, after a provision granting Chilean mining giant Antofagasta permission to open copper ...

WASHINGTON — A bill that would permanently protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from sulfide mining was introduced by Sen. Tina Smith in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.