Democratic legislators have introduced a bill to bar copper-nickel mines from developing within the same watershed as the ...

The best way for the U.S. to meet the soaring demand for raw materials critical to the production of everything from electric ...

Supporters of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge are taking another crack at protecting the environmentally fragile swamp from mining.

"What President Trump is doing with his mantra of 'drill baby drill' is saying that 'we don't care about the land, air,' and for Minnesota, the water that would be polluted by these mines," Knopf ...

Stauber’s press release about his new bill says that the inability to mine near the BWCAW is “a direct attack on our way of life in northern Minnesota.” Stauber argues we need this mining ...

While Stauber is optimistic, Democrats from Minnesota are trying to stop the bill from advancing. “Domestic mining is a priority, and so we feel that the speaker is going to bring it up ...

Michiganders awoke Monday morning to frigid temperatures and wind chills, and can expect to see even colder temperatures ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday sided with Democrats in their interpretation of the quorum question at the center of a power dispute in the state House, ruling that 68 ...

Minnesota’s Democratic Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection in 2026, a decision that could spark a competitive Democratic primary as the party faces a challenging ...

Republican control in Washington could open the way for copper nickel mining efforts near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. GOP Rep. Pete Stauber, who represents northeastern Minnesota, has ...

BAMAKO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said. The accident took ...

New homes in Blue Sky, a subdivision built on a former coal strip mine in Hazard, Ky. As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of ...